Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.7° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
543
536
459
459
407
407
407
401
331
272
261
212
212
253
208
175
184
236
299
248
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
0
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:42PM0.52m
2:10AM0.53m
2:32PM0.46m
4:38AM0.60m
4:36PM0.45m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.32m
7:08PM0.35m
9:21AM0.39m
9:13PM0.32m
11:37AM0.35m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
1
2
2
Temp °C
29
31
32
30
28
28
27
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
26
26
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
33
34
35
34
32
32
31
31
31
34
33
33
32
33
30
29
33
36
35
34
34
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