Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
508
508
371
371
302
353
335
380
395
411
416
416
416
400
441
735
719
915
1351
1336
1275
1158
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:47PM0.69m
11:32PM0.51m
1:51PM0.63m
1:28AM0.48m
3:11PM0.59m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.06m
7:00PM0.41m
6:17AM0.17m
8:35PM0.38m
7:59AM0.28m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:08
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
25
28
32
32
31
28
28
27
26
30
33
32
31
28
27
26
27
29
32
31
31
29
Feels °C
29
27
31
33
34
35
33
33
31
29
35
36
35
35
33
32
30
32
34
36
35
36
34
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