Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1638
1611
1255
1571
1449
1982
1474
1088
1059
1045
857
846
846
846
682
672
573
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NE
15
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
E
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:20PM0.47m
6:00AM0.49m
5:29PM0.46m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.39m
11:04PM0.39m
11:59AM0.39m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
 mm
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
27
29
31
30
29
28
28
27
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
34
32
29
29
29
33
33
33
33
32
31
29
32
34
34
33
32
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