Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 400 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 507 | 470 | 528 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:18PM0.50m | 8:06AM0.80m | 7:40PM0.51m | 8:33AM0.78m | 7:59PM0.51m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.08m | 2:28PM0.23m | 1:32AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 373 | 362 | 304 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 265 | 212 | 470 | 528 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 621 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 400 | 459 | 455 | 455 | 546 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 507 | 209 | 202 | 196 | 193 | 190 | 187 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 441 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 39 | 53 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 52 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 238 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 6 |
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