Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.6° C
1.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
208
206
275
392
392
286
286
299
384
367
347
282
353
323
362
357
327
465
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM0.51m
9:43AM0.76m
8:36PM0.50m
10:12AM0.73m
8:46PM0.50m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.29m
2:30AM0.04m
3:48PM0.32m
2:53AM0.04m
4:10PM0.35m
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6:26
6:26
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7:04
7:04
7:02
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
32
31
29
27
27
25
27
28
30
30
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
34
35
34
32
32
28
31
32
33
33
31
30
29
29
32
33
34
32
31
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