Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
323 | 362 | 357 | 327 | 465 | 408 | 323 | 319 | 298 | 390 | 475 | 475 | 481 | 400 | 278 | 214 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
200 | 204 | 357 | 282 | 265 | 261 | 189 | 47 | 192 | 390 | 475 | 475 | 481 | 400 | 278 | 214 | 208 | 261 | 258 | 302 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | W 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
286 | 362 | 216 | 184 | 147 | 408 | 102 | 192 | 298 | 189 | 181 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 82 | 50 | 34 | 52 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | W 7 | SSW 11 |
323 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 465 | 106 | 323 | 319 | 29 | 74 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 81 | 52 | 24 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 37 | 71 | 67 | — | 7 | 9 | — | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 351 | 643 | 60 | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 195 | 0 |
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