Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.6° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
222
189
211
180
208
206
275
436
318
245
286
303
384
367
286
282
353
323
362
362
327
465
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
0
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM0.78m
8:22PM0.51m
9:43AM0.76m
8:36PM0.50m
10:12AM0.73m
8:46PM0.50m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.05m
3:25PM0.29m
2:30AM0.04m
3:48PM0.32m
2:53AM0.04m
4:10PM0.35m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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7:04
7:04
7:02
 mm
3
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
29
31
32
30
28
28
26
26
28
31
32
30
28
27
25
25
27
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
29
31
34
34
35
33
32
34
30
30
33
34
34
34
32
30
27
28
29
33
34
34
31
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