Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 437 | 431 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 342 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM0.78m | 7:37PM0.54m | 8:42AM0.79m | 8:03PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.09m | 2:27PM0.27m | 1:39AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 |
657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 437 | 431 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 342 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 101 | 222 | 219 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 |
49 | 68 | 54 | 72 | 66 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 225 | 79 | 79 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | W 4 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 |
16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 57 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 33 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 556 | 586 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 144 | 303 | 0 |
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