Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 771 | 709 | 691 | 788 | 969 | 957 | 768 | 811 | 584 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 638 | 553 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 384 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:19PM0.48m | 7:03AM0.79m | 6:51PM0.50m | 7:35AM0.80m | 7:18PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.25m | 00:02AM0.15m | 1:38PM0.23m | 00:36AM0.11m | 2:04PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 771 | 709 | 691 | 788 | 969 | 957 | 768 | 811 | 584 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 638 | 553 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 384 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 77 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 103 | 108 | 101 | 122 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 77 | 57 | 441 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 106 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 96 | 87 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 58 | 227 | 224 | 224 | 368 | 365 | 361 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 634 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 556 | 419 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 556 | 586 | 6 |
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