Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 326 | 376 | 458 | 1012 | 1351 | 1501 | 1597 | 1489 | 1611 | 1255 | 1571 | 1449 | 1822 | 1609 | 1088 | 1059 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:13PM0.47m | 12:59PM0.51m | 4:20PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.29m | 4:31AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 376 | 326 | 376 | 458 | 1012 | 1351 | 1501 | 1597 | 1489 | 1611 | 1255 | 1571 | 1449 | 1822 | 1609 | 1088 | 1059 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 306 | 306 | 176 | 48 | 53 | 69 | 33 | 64 | 19 | 137 | 161 | 157 | 8 | 43 | 99 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | W 4 | SSW 9 | W 8 | S 9 | W 5 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 111 | 142 | 48 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 110 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 4 | 7 | — | 22 | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 0 |
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