Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2AM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1518
1682
1777
1952
1974
1974
1842
1756
1777
2065
2089
2238
2434
2434
2406
2204
2002
1809
1787
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:07PM0.45m
12:14PM0.67m
8:51PM0.45m
1:02PM0.65m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.42m
4:15AM0.08m
6:46PM0.44m
4:42AM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:16
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
30
28
28
27
26
28
31
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
29
27
Feels °C
33
33
31
32
31
29
32
33
32
33
32
31
31
30
31
33
31
32
31
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