Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
2.3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
491
491
604
635
614
604
576
508
452
474
499
423
329
678
1182
974
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
N
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
20
SE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM0.51m
4:45AM0.60m
4:22PM0.34m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.34m
1:41PM0.34m
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5
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3
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
32
33
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32
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32
30
31
32
32
30
29
27
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