Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
181
173
171
286
269
155
108
160
246
362
366
283
183
179
137
254
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM0.47m
4:49PM0.68m
5:35AM0.54m
5:44PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.32m
9:48AM0.23m
11:36PM0.25m
11:20AM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
6
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
28
30
31
29
28
27
26
26
29
31
31
29
27
Feels °C
33
32
30
29
33
33
33
32
32
32
30
30
33
33
33
32
30
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