Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
1147
1103
1088
691
881
940
869
869
773
795
942
980
993
871
791
682
589
530
530
530
463
456
638
443
397
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM0.82m
7:49PM0.62m
8:14AM0.76m
8:37PM0.65m
8:42AM0.69m
9:27PM0.66m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.06m
2:03PM0.17m
1:44AM0.12m
2:31PM0.16m
2:28AM0.20m
2:59PM0.16m
3:15AM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
26
25
27
29
30
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
30
28
31
32
33
32
31
30
30
28
31
33
32
32
31
30
30
30
32
33
33
33
32
31
31
30
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