Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.7°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
W
11
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
525
661
540
628
617
494
494
424
491
491
604
604
527
491
546
508
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:30PM0.51m
9:50AM0.47m
1:53AM0.51m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.39m
4:33PM0.34m
5:34PM0.34m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
2
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1
1
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1
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1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
27
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
34
32
32
30
32
34
32
33
32
31
29
28
31
34
33
33
32
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