Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.1°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
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4
3
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3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
SSE
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
627
501
628
882
1230
1599
1857
2951
3104
2402
2291
2180
1703
1420
1397
766
1057
1504
1238
1177
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM0.55m
10:11PM0.58m
8:43AM0.51m
11:38PM0.60m
7:16AM0.48m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.25m
4:00AM0.41m
3:43PM0.22m
6:29AM0.48m
4:18PM0.21m
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light rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:37
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1
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3
1
1
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2
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
31
33
33
33
32
29
28
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
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