Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
146
205
243
362
366
159
222
179
181
310
454
575
587
580
580
655
655
648
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM0.68m
5:35AM0.54m
5:44PM0.66m
6:50AM0.63m
6:32PM0.63m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.25m
11:20AM0.27m
00:20AM0.19m
12:38PM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
31
28
27
27
26
27
29
31
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
30
29
28
Feels °C
36
31
31
30
29
30
32
33
33
33
32
31
30
29
33
34
33
33
32
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