Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.9° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
347
342
342
336
354
386
281
269
269
269
319
449
375
252
241
218
190
211
264
310
310
310
246
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:38PM0.80m
10:26PM0.49m
1:38PM0.77m
11:41PM0.47m
2:42PM0.74m
Low Tide
4:44AM-0.06m
7:08PM0.44m
5:40AM-0.01m
8:27PM0.42m
6:47AM0.06m
9:44PM0.38m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
2
3
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
26
27
28
31
30
30
28
26
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
32
29
28
27
Feels °C
29
31
32
34
32
33
32
30
30
30
32
33
33
33
31
31
30
28
32
34
35
33
32
31
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