Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.1°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
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2
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4
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4
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1
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
11
2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
3
SE
9
2.2
SSE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
628
695
907
1276
1256
1971
2439
2973
2130
1848
1164
1209
800
1336
1435
990
784
987
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
25
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM0.58m
8:43AM0.51m
11:38PM0.60m
7:16AM0.48m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.25m
4:00AM0.41m
3:43PM0.22m
6:29AM0.48m
4:18PM0.21m
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thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
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2
3
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3
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5
3
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Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
24
24
24
Feels °C
33
34
32
29
29
29
30
31
29
27
27
26
26
26
25
28
24
26
25
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