Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
147
121
109
180
233
289
261
159
159
172
137
151
151
113
101
98
98
75
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:56AM0.48m
6:09PM0.55m
7:20AM0.57m
6:32PM0.52m
7:44AM0.65m
6:48PM0.50m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.37m
00:32AM0.28m
12:59PM0.36m
00:42AM0.22m
1:44PM0.35m
mod rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
10
1
1
1
4
6
5
Temp °C
25
29
31
30
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
30
28
28
27
26
27
30
26
28
28
Feels °C
28
34
34
34
32
31
31
31
33
35
34
35
33
34
32
30
32
33
31
33
33
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