Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 8PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
1982
1609
1088
1059
1045
857
846
846
846
682
672
573
540
479
479
472
406
406
406
406
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
S
10
WSW
5
W
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20PM0.47m
6:00AM0.49m
5:29PM0.46m
6:19AM0.59m
5:53PM0.45m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.39m
11:59AM0.39m
11:08PM0.33m
12:47PM0.35m
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clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:57
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
28
31
31
29
28
28
28
28
29
32
32
30
28
27
26
26
28
28
27
28
28
Feels °C
32
35
34
33
33
32
32
31
33
35
34
33
33
32
30
30
33
32
31
31
30
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