Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1608
1441
1405
1275
1225
1145
1010
886
874
874
811
799
692
682
578
561
472
458
451
408
346
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM0.62m
3:19PM0.60m
4:40PM0.58m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.23m
6:11AM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
27
30
31
29
27
26
26
25
28
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
29
32
32
30
28
Feels °C
32
32
33
32
30
29
29
28
32
34
33
33
32
30
31
30
33
34
34
33
32
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