Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.7°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
334
567
573
472
565
589
508
483
400
465
465
539
546
636
636
483
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:07AM0.87m
6:34PM0.50m
7:40AM0.87m
7:07PM0.55m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.05m
1:38PM0.24m
00:35AM-0.00m
2:01PM0.23m
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light rain
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
32
30
30
30
32
32
31
32
30
30
30
31
33
33
33
31
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