Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2406
2204
2002
1977
1787
1765
1671
1629
1608
1441
1405
1275
1225
1145
1010
886
874
874
811
799
692
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
ENE
0
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:02PM0.65m
2:01PM0.62m
3:19PM0.60m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.16m
5:40AM0.23m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
30
29
27
26
25
24
25
26
27
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
34
32
31
29
28
26
28
30
31
33
32
31
29
29
28
32
33
33
33
32
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