Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1647
1626
1606
1772
1586
1566
1379
1400
1193
1177
1038
1024
1024
911
911
911
911
869
869
742
732
732
732
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM0.77m
7:41PM0.49m
8:16AM0.74m
8:00PM0.51m
8:34AM0.70m
8:19PM0.52m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.12m
2:18PM0.23m
1:22AM0.13m
2:34PM0.25m
1:46AM0.16m
2:47PM0.26m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:35
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6:37
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
1
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1
1
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2
1
3
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1
3
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
30
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
34
33
32
31
29
28
28
31
33
33
33
32
31
29
29
31
33
34
33
32
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