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The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 102 | 151 | 149 | 142 | 160 | 124 | 178 | 176 | 215 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 191 | 183 | 180 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | SSW | SW | WSW | NNW | NNE | N | N | ENE | SW | WSW | W | NNW | NNW | NNW | NE | NE | SSW | SW | W | NNW | N | NNE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:38AM 0.48 | 12:43AM 0.79 | 1:59AM 0.81 | 3:10AM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 0.46 | 4:21PM 0.02 | 5:24PM 0.02 | 6:43PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |

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