Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
4
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1054
1027
815
794
784
773
674
665
656
656
665
674
693
837
826
683
522
610
716
756
806
806
545
545
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
ESE
10
N
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:29AM0.75m
7:44PM0.51m
10:08AM0.79m
8:13PM0.51m
10:53AM0.82m
8:48PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.08m
3:33PM0.39m
2:34AM0.01m
4:18PM0.41m
3:11AM-0.04m
5:07PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:21
7:21
7:21
 mm
1
15
11
Temp °C
27
26
30
32
32
31
29
28
27
27
29
32
32
31
28
28
24
25
27
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
29
28
33
34
34
34
32
31
30
30
33
35
34
35
33
32
26
28
30
34
34
34
33
34
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