Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
106
106
134
132
130
167
164
160
147
173
212
214
253
289
289
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:10AM0.72m
7:03PM0.50m
8:39AM0.78m
7:23PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.16m
2:20PM0.34m
1:21AM0.08m
2:52PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
 mm
3
8
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
29
31
32
31
28
26
24
25
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
34
34
35
34
32
31
27
28
31
34
34
33
32
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