Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- 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 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| 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 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 178 | 175 | 222 | 236 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 272 | 436 | 392 | 301 | 321 | 299 | 384 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:42AM0.79m | 8:03PM0.52m | 9:13AM0.78m | 8:22PM0.51m | 9:43AM0.76m | 8:36PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.28m | 2:06AM0.05m | 3:25PM0.29m | 2:30AM0.04m | 3:48PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 332 | 290 | 229 | 101 | 222 | 108 | 110 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 153 | 164 | 187 | 221 | 255 | 301 | 321 | 295 | 243 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 99 | 99 | 225 | 79 | 219 | 215 | 178 | 175 | 222 | 236 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 272 | 436 | 392 | 232 | 282 | 299 | 384 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 105 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 78 | 121 | 150 | 80 | 10 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 641 | 525 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 144 | 238 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 299 | 351 | 6 |
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