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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1012 | 1351 | 1501 | 1597 | 1638 | 1611 | 1255 | 1467 | 1449 | 1880 | 1609 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 928 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 682 | 672 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.51m | 4:20PM0.47m | 6:00AM0.49m | 5:29PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.39m | 11:04PM0.39m | 11:59AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1012 | 1351 | 1501 | 1597 | 1638 | 1611 | 1255 | 1467 | 1449 | 1880 | 1609 | 1088 | 1059 | 1045 | 928 | 846 | 846 | 846 | 682 | 672 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | W 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 5 | SSE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 91 | 48 | 45 | 65 | 10 | 137 | 134 | 134 | 9 | 33 | 84 | 81 | 62 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 61 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SE 9 | W 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 21 | 42 | 40 | 48 | 34 | 110 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 120 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 586 | 299 | 0 |
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