Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
312
257
253
253
253
169
161
186
123
123
123
147
121
111
180
180
289
261
126
159
154
137
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:29AM0.39m
5:34PM0.57m
6:56AM0.48m
6:09PM0.55m
7:20AM0.57m
6:32PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.34m
9:57AM0.37m
00:32AM0.32m
11:53AM0.37m
00:32AM0.28m
12:59PM0.36m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
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3
4
8
6
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
32
32
31
29
28
27
27
27
26
29
29
27
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
30
30
33
35
34
34
34
32
31
31
32
30
33
34
33
32
32
31
34
34
35
35
34
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