Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
395
411
416
416
416
400
441
735
719
915
1351
1336
1275
1286
1255
1115
1115
1115
1101
1101
1074
849
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
0
N
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:51PM0.63m
1:28AM0.48m
3:11PM0.59m
4:11AM0.52m
4:33PM0.56m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.17m
8:35PM0.38m
7:59AM0.28m
10:06PM0.33m
10:20AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
32
32
31
28
27
27
26
29
32
31
31
28
28
26
26
29
32
32
31
28
Feels °C
29
30
34
34
34
35
33
32
32
30
35
35
35
35
33
33
30
30
34
35
35
35
32
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