Papanoa Surf Break

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.9° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
909
897
1001
886
580
631
777
777
903
1179
1194
1194
1194
1194
1164
927
868
844
844
763
676
676
676
719
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
5:17PM0.79m
5:24AM0.50m
6:04PM0.76m
6:38AM0.58m
6:46PM0.72m
7:41AM0.64m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.24m
11:13AM0.17m
00:41AM0.19m
12:20PM0.22m
1:18AM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
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7:17
7:19
7:19
7:19
 mm
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
28
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
32
32
33
34
32
34
33
32
30
30
33
33
34
33
32
32
30
30
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
909
897
1001
886
580
631
777
777
903
1179
1194
1194
1194
1194
1164
927
868
844
844
763
676
676
676
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
251
298
357
352
347
338
253
373
373
311
297
229
284
280
280
276
272
212
196
187
184
184
547
719
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
95
93
91
90
323
323
255
211
14
15
14
32
13
12
12
303
384
306
186
184
179
255
180
180
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
638
638
0
0
0
0
0
634
634
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
205
100
0
0
0
0
0
161
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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