Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
386
386
381
432
502
508
295
344
475
895
1579
1644
1275
1260
1417
1842
1842
1970
1693
1536
1517
1498
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM0.76m
6:30PM0.46m
7:41AM0.81m
6:51PM0.49m
8:12AM0.85m
7:16PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.29m
00:27AM0.10m
2:06PM0.28m
00:59AM0.02m
2:30PM0.28m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
25
28
31
31
29
28
27
26
25
28
31
30
28
26
26
26
26
29
31
30
30
28
Feels °C
30
28
31
34
34
33
33
32
30
28
33
35
34
32
29
28
28
27
32
34
34
34
32
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