Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.9°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
295
344
572
895
1579
1644
1275
1260
1417
1842
2017
1970
1693
1631
1611
1498
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM0.81m
6:51PM0.49m
8:12AM0.85m
7:16PM0.52m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.10m
2:06PM0.28m
00:59AM0.02m
2:30PM0.28m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
2
3
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
27
27
26
26
26
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
33
32
30
30
33
35
35
30
31
29
29
28
31
33
34
33
32
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