Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1498
1650
1498
1498
1479
1460
1225
1162
1117
911
911
911
911
796
701
732
638
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM0.52m
8:44AM0.86m
7:45PM0.55m
9:17AM0.84m
8:18PM0.58m
Low Tide
1:33AM-0.03m
2:55PM0.29m
2:08AM-0.06m
3:21PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
6:52
6:52
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
28
32
31
30
28
27
26
26
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
32
34
33
34
33
31
29
29
33
33
33
33
32
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