Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 8PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
167
164
160
147
173
173
214
214
289
289
214
276
395
480
615
559
539
539
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
0
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM0.50m
8:39AM0.78m
7:23PM0.50m
9:11AM0.82m
7:47PM0.52m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.34m
1:21AM0.08m
2:52PM0.34m
1:50AM0.01m
3:22PM0.35m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
7:13
 mm
5
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
31
28
26
26
26
29
31
32
30
27
26
26
26
27
30
29
29
27
Feels °C
35
35
33
29
29
30
33
33
34
32
31
30
30
29
31
32
33
33
31
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