Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Issued: 5 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is

30.1°C

Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Papanoa today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20							Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	911	869	869	845	732	732	732	722	722	712	659	649	609	777	887	768	877	837	770	751	742	742	1094
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	SSW	WSW	NW	NNE	NE	N	NNE	NE	SSW	SSW	S	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	WSW	SW	S	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide			8:34AM0.70m				8:19PM0.52m				8:45AM0.65m				8:43PM0.55m				8:51AM0.60m
Low Tide	1:46AM0.16m				2:47PM0.26m				2:11AM0.20m				2:58PM0.27m				2:38AM0.26m					3:08PM0.26m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	—	—	—	1	2	6
Temp °C	26	26	28	30	30	28	27	26	26	25	27	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	27	29	29	28	26
Feels °C	30	30	33	35	35	33	32	31	30	28	31	33	34	34	32	31	30	29	32	33	34	33	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	911	869	869	845	732	732	732	722	722	712	659	649	553	537	887	768	877	837	770	751	742	742	1094
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 8
kJ	55	49	49	50	49	50	267	432	590	432	428	415	609	777	497	447	269	269	265	269	215	219	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	—	SSW 22	SW 21	SSW 21	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	W 6	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NW 16
kJ	10	10	—	46	113	88	49	33	29	27	15	15	13	13	7	15	20	20	20	18	34	33	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	556	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	455	0	10
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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