Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 366 | 159 | 222 | 179 | 181 | 310 | 454 | 575 | 587 | 580 | 655 | 655 | 324 | 648 | 677 | 653 | 823 | 813 | 803 | 793 | 842 | 809 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.54m | 5:44PM0.66m | 6:50AM0.63m | 6:32PM0.63m | 7:45AM0.70m | 7:13PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.27m | 00:20AM0.19m | 12:38PM0.29m | 00:59AM0.13m | 1:42PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 252 | 366 | 147 | 137 | 137 | 139 | 228 | 361 | 575 | 587 | 580 | 655 | 655 | 324 | 648 | 677 | 653 | 823 | 813 | 803 | 793 | 842 | 809 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 362 | 145 | 47 | 222 | 26 | 38 | 310 | 454 | 177 | 224 | 224 | 336 | 330 | 258 | 260 | 260 | 314 | 233 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 233 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 159 | 27 | 179 | 181 | 148 | 31 | 97 | 100 | 39 | 123 | 102 | 312 | 69 | 86 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 433 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 586 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 633 | 586 | 586 | 41 |
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