Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2°C
1.9° 

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 (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 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
969
957
768
811
584
568
561
561
638
553
638
545
487
384
441
400
459
455
455
546
450
450
441
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:03AM0.79m
6:51PM0.50m
7:35AM0.80m
7:18PM0.50m
8:06AM0.80m
7:40PM0.51m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.15m
1:38PM0.23m
00:36AM0.11m
2:04PM0.22m
1:06AM0.08m
2:28PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:42
 mm
2
1
3
6
3
1
Temp °C
26
25
28
32
32
30
28
28
25
25
28
31
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
29
27
31
35
35
34
32
32
28
27
31
34
35
34
33
32
30
30
32
34
33
34
33
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