Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.7° 

Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Papanoa today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
S
13
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
366
159
222
179
181
310
454
575
587
580
655
655
324
648
677
653
823
813
803
793
842
809
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
0
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:35AM0.54m
5:44PM0.66m
6:50AM0.63m
6:32PM0.63m
7:45AM0.70m
7:13PM0.60m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.27m
00:20AM0.19m
12:38PM0.29m
00:59AM0.13m
1:42PM0.31m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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7:20
7:20
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
4
6
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
26
27
29
32
31
30
28
27
26
25
27
31
31
29
28
26
25
25
27
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
29
30
33
34
33
33
32
32
30
29
31
34
33
32
32
29
28
29
32
34
34
34
33
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