
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1772 | 1586 | 1566 | 1379 | 1400 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1024 | 1024 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 869 | 869 | 742 | 732 | 732 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:54AM0.77m | 7:41PM0.49m | 8:16AM0.74m | 8:00PM0.51m | 8:34AM0.70m | 8:19PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.23m | 1:22AM0.13m | 2:34PM0.25m | 1:46AM0.16m | 2:47PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1647 | 1626 | 1606 | 1772 | 1586 | 1566 | 1379 | 1400 | 1193 | 1177 | 1038 | 1024 | 1024 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 869 | 869 | 742 | 732 | 732 | 732 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 20 |
254 | 230 | 190 | 169 | 169 | 196 | 196 | 189 | 225 | 175 | 130 | 101 | 69 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 269 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | W 12 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | W 8 |
78 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 113 | 148 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 422 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 556 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 556 | 369 | 0 |
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