Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
763
974
763
1036
929
813
813
803
803
1005
993
897
724
631
543
536
459
459
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM0.57m
11:46AM0.60m
11:45PM0.54m
12:42PM0.52m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.34m
4:52AM0.20m
5:45PM0.35m
6:03AM0.32m
7:08PM0.35m
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
27
27
29
32
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
35
33
31
30
30
28
31
34
34
34
32
31
29
29
32
34
34
34
33
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