Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.8° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
208
175
184
236
299
248
293
252
312
444
444
375
460
565
752
745
786
663
780
762
709
691
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
0
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM0.60m
4:36PM0.45m
5:43AM0.68m
5:38PM0.46m
6:26AM0.75m
6:19PM0.48m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.35m
10:31PM0.26m
12:31PM0.29m
11:22PM0.20m
1:08PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
26
26
29
31
32
30
28
27
26
25
28
30
28
29
27
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
30
29
33
35
36
35
34
32
30
28
32
32
32
34
32
32
31
31
34
34
33
34
32
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