Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
450
434
513
597
458
525
525
661
540
517
501
494
520
529
607
628
714
714
628
722
710
596
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:12AM0.52m
10:30PM0.51m
9:50AM0.47m
1:53AM0.51m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.30m
4:16PM0.35m
4:33AM0.39m
4:33PM0.34m
5:34PM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:37
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6:36
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1
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1
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2
2
1
1
3
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Temp °C
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
30
30
33
34
34
34
32
32
32
30
33
32
33
33
32
30
30
30
33
33
33
34
32
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