Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
2.1
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
1018
1224
1532
1074
967
893
855
763
951
1655
1452
1493
1527
1355
1110
1114
1114
1154
1425
1338
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:10AM0.60m
10:54PM0.60m
10:32AM0.51m
00:27AM0.58m
10:26AM0.44m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.25m
4:51AM0.35m
4:51PM0.27m
7:49AM0.43m
5:41PM0.29m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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6:33
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6:25
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6:24
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1
4
6
4
5
3
1
1
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3
4
3
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1
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2
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Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
30
28
27
27
27
27
29
30
30
30
30
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