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Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.0° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)181616161616161615151515151515151514141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78105173173173173171169201193246246309309309309242236236236297229213204
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
N
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on		glassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglassononcross-
on		glassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.54
10:13PM
0.84
8:42AM
0.55
10:55PM
0.83
9:17AM
0.55
11:41PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
-0.07
4:17AM
0.37
3:27PM
-0.09
4:56AM
0.39
4:08PM
-0.07
5:42AM
0.42
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise7:15-------7:15-------7:15-------
Sunset---6:36-------6:37-------6:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272929282524242425292927252424232528282725252424
Feels °C (?)303130312827272728313028272627262830302928282727
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