Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 8AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)181818181717161616161615151515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40852263275173456210421029102910161003986764773811734724613596485465434444350
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.41
6:24PM
0.89
6:00AM
0.48
7:03PM
0.89
6:46AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.25
11:03AM
0.05
1:05AM
0.22
11:56AM
0.01
1:33AM
0.20
12:43PM
0.01
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:00-------7:00
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C272827272931312928272726283130282727262628313028
Feels °C (?)313230303333333132303129303230293030292931312928
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