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The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | 129 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 134 | 132 | 131 | 127 | 159 | 167 | 222 | 222 | 305 | 297 | 265 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 184 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | SW | WSW | W | NW | NNW | N | N | NE | SSW | SW | W | NW | NNW | N | N | N | WSW | WSW | W | NW | NNW | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21PM 0.39 | 5:04AM 0.83 | 4:52PM 0.45 | 5:51AM 0.82 | 6:03PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.30 | 9:32PM 0.08 | 11:59AM 0.25 | 10:43PM 0.11 | 12:34PM 0.20 | 11:46PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |

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