Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
295
295
295
299
299
299
212
241
234
364
470
460
614
905
895
864
941
1097
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
0
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM0.62m
9:15AM0.75m
9:04PM0.62m
9:43AM0.68m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.23m
2:32AM0.06m
3:19PM0.24m
3:11AM0.14m
3:47PM0.24m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:33
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6:33
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6:28
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6:28
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6:27
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 mm
1
1
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1
4
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
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1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
33
33
32
30
30
32
33
33
31
31
31
30
30
32
33
32
32
31
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