Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
576
568
489
437
437
431
431
419
402
384
313
343
343
379
674
784
840
851
848
870
870
402
499
392
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:13PM0.63m
9:02AM0.58m
8:21PM0.58m
9:53AM0.63m
8:30PM0.54m
10:59AM0.67m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.23m
2:45PM0.33m
2:58AM0.19m
3:39PM0.39m
3:24AM0.14m
5:03PM0.45m
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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7:06
7:06
7:07
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
29
33
32
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
32
29
28
28
28
27
29
32
31
30
33
33
34
30
32
35
33
33
33
32
32
31
33
33
34
32
31
31
32
31
33
34
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
576
568
489
437
437
431
431
419
402
384
313
309
277
379
674
784
840
851
848
870
870
362
499
362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
89
121
110
78
87
81
100
92
102
100
246
343
343
106
100
96
94
92
92
90
94
402
269
392
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
6
5
15
13
2
2
84
66
127
126
106
108
108
221
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
94
92
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
6
3
3
17
10
10
9
3
6
39
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
597
613
41
0
0
0
0
60
638
525
41
12
0
0
120
586
586
586
41
6
100
0
38
586
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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