Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
421
427
362
388
384
251
282
390
456
547
547
455
316
312
410
458
376
508
371
371
302
353
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:08AM0.80m
9:34PM0.56m
11:54AM0.75m
10:24PM0.54m
12:47PM0.69m
Low Tide
3:41AM-0.07m
5:05PM0.40m
4:25AM-0.02m
5:53PM0.41m
5:14AM0.06m
7:00PM0.41m
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:10
7:09
 mm
1
1
4
3
2
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
30
33
32
31
28
28
28
26
26
31
31
30
28
26
26
26
29
31
32
31
28
Feels °C
29
29
34
36
34
34
31
32
32
29
30
34
33
34
33
30
30
30
34
35
35
35
33
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