Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
160
147
173
173
214
214
289
289
214
276
395
480
615
559
539
539
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
ENE
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM0.78m
7:23PM0.50m
9:11AM0.82m
7:47PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.08m
2:52PM0.34m
1:50AM0.01m
3:22PM0.35m
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:13
 mm
3
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
26
26
26
29
31
32
30
27
26
25
26
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
33
30
30
30
33
33
34
33
31
29
28
30
33
32
32
32
31
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