Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1158 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 849 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:11AM0.52m | 4:33PM0.56m | 5:51AM0.61m | 5:38PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.33m | 10:20AM0.33m | 11:08PM0.26m | 11:59AM0.32m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1158 | 1255 | 1115 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 1101 | 1074 | 849 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
53 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 55 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 33 | 63 | 37 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 16 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | — | SW 19 | S 12 |
17 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 15 | — | 26 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | — | 15 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 634 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 556 | 419 | 0 |
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