
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
671 | 795 | 663 | 780 | 771 | 709 | 691 | 853 | 969 | 957 | 768 | 811 | 674 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 384 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM0.75m | 6:19PM0.48m | 7:03AM0.79m | 6:51PM0.50m | 7:35AM0.80m | 7:18PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.25m | 00:02AM0.15m | 1:38PM0.23m | 00:36AM0.11m | 2:04PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
671 | 795 | 663 | 780 | 771 | 709 | 691 | 853 | 969 | 957 | 768 | 811 | 674 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 384 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 77 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 103 | 108 | 101 | 119 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 99 | 101 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | W 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
216 | 11 | 178 | 111 | 178 | 106 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 96 | 87 | 30 | 30 | 259 | 233 | 227 | 224 | 224 | 368 | 365 | 361 | 441 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 613 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 556 | 419 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 556 | 411 | 0 |
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