Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
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
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
413
547
547
455
316
312
410
381
508
508
371
371
302
353
335
380
344
411
416
416
416
400
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:54AM0.75m
10:24PM0.54m
12:47PM0.69m
11:32PM0.51m
1:51PM0.63m
Low Tide
4:25AM-0.02m
5:53PM0.41m
5:14AM0.06m
7:00PM0.41m
6:17AM0.17m
8:35PM0.38m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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
7:09
7:08
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
30
32
32
31
29
27
26
26
29
30
31
31
28
27
26
26
29
32
32
31
28
Feels °C
32
30
34
35
34
35
34
31
30
30
34
34
34
35
32
31
29
29
33
35
35
36
34
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