
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1555 | 1221 | 1388 | 1487 | 1094 | 1245 | 1626 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1772 | 1586 | 1566 | 1379 | 1400 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1024 | 1024 | 911 | 911 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM0.79m | 7:19PM0.48m | 7:54AM0.77m | 7:41PM0.49m | 8:16AM0.74m | 8:00PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.12m | 1:59PM0.21m | 00:56AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.23m | 1:22AM0.13m | 2:34PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
1555 | 1029 | 630 | 439 | 1094 | 1245 | 1626 | 1647 | 1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1772 | 1586 | 1566 | 1379 | 1400 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1024 | 1024 | 911 | 911 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 7 | W 6 |
1056 | 1221 | 1388 | 1487 | 216 | 290 | 358 | 407 | 322 | 275 | 264 | 220 | 175 | 145 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
7 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 261 | 146 | 102 | 78 | 63 | 48 | 47 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 24 | — | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
77 | 955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 387 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 161 | 586 | 120 | 0 |
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