Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 246 | 242 | 175 | 172 | 183 | 187 | 232 | 290 | 181 | 184 | 140 | 286 | 212 | 155 | 108 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31AM0.45m | 3:47PM0.71m | 3:44AM0.47m | 4:49PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.38m | 8:10AM0.15m | 10:45PM0.32m | 9:48AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 249 | 246 | 242 | 175 | 172 | 155 | 187 | 232 | 290 | 181 | 184 | 140 | 286 | 212 | 155 | 108 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 310 | 208 | 208 | 163 | 37 | 39 | 48 | 174 | 47 | 47 | 171 | 138 | 104 | 34 | 104 | 93 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 91 | 183 | 174 | 48 | 171 | 171 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 106 | 31 | 108 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 613 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 238 | 344 | 0 |
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