Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
368
547
468
468
390
265
265
261
268
314
381
381
381
527
553
754
763
974
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
ESE
10
N
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:54PM0.60m
10:27AM0.75m
9:36PM0.59m
11:04AM0.67m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.32m
3:24AM0.00m
4:20PM0.33m
4:05AM0.09m
4:57PM0.34m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:51
6:50
 mm
1
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
32
30
28
27
26
26
29
32
32
30
28
27
26
25
25
31
31
29
27
Feels °C
35
34
33
32
30
30
34
35
34
34
33
32
30
28
29
34
33
33
31
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