Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1101 | 1074 | 849 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 589 | 597 | 606 | 614 | 702 | 274 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM0.56m | 5:51AM0.61m | 5:38PM0.56m | 6:48AM0.69m | 6:27PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.26m | 11:59AM0.32m | 11:55PM0.19m | 1:02PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1101 | 1074 | 849 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 589 | 597 | 606 | 614 | 702 | 261 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
72 | 70 | 10 | 63 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 274 | 281 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | ESE 7 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 26 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | 84 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 634 | 586 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 299 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 556 | 344 | 0 |
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