Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.6°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
362
357
327
465
408
323
319
298
390
475
475
481
400
278
214
208
261
258
302
302
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:12AM0.73m
8:46PM0.50m
10:40AM0.69m
8:53PM0.50m
11:08AM0.65m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.35m
3:16AM0.06m
4:31PM0.38m
3:39AM0.09m
4:53PM0.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
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7:02
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
3
6
2
Temp °C
28
30
31
29
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
30
32
32
30
29
Feels °C
32
33
33
31
29
28
30
30
28
29
30
31
29
29
28
27
31
34
34
32
32
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