Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 219 | 215 | 178 | 175 | 222 | 189 | 211 | 185 | 208 | 206 | 272 | 436 | 314 | 341 | 302 | 299 | 378 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:03PM0.52m | 9:13AM0.78m | 8:22PM0.51m | 9:43AM0.76m | 8:36PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.28m | 2:06AM0.05m | 3:25PM0.29m | 2:30AM0.04m | 3:48PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 219 | 138 | 148 | 157 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 185 | 185 | 189 | 236 | 281 | 300 | 341 | 302 | 248 | 276 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 79 | 215 | 178 | 175 | 222 | 189 | 211 | 180 | 208 | 206 | 272 | 436 | 314 | 229 | 286 | 299 | 378 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 95 | 93 | 105 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 78 | 121 | 150 | 80 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 320 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 238 | 6 |
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