Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
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3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
14
5
S
14
5
S
13
5
S
13
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8069
10131
7756
8272
8914
6955
4493
2650
1035
586
705
757
743
631
771
541
458
443
471
458
525
Wind (km/h)
30
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:58AM0.63m
9:01PM0.53m
10:08AM0.58m
9:33PM0.53m
10:12AM0.52m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.35m
3:27AM0.22m
4:03PM0.35m
3:55AM0.30m
4:16PM0.35m
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
4
8
22
12
22
12
2
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
24
24
25
23
25
24
27
28
29
32
32
33
32
30
30
30
33
34
34
34
32
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