Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.6° C
2.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
2
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
748
813
803
793
763
733
733
574
566
529
478
471
404
357
357
363
313
288
288
288
238
238
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
0
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM0.70m
7:13PM0.60m
8:31AM0.74m
7:49PM0.57m
9:12AM0.76m
8:19PM0.54m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.13m
1:42PM0.31m
1:34AM0.10m
2:35PM0.31m
2:06AM0.08m
3:21PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:19
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
5
17
2
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
30
29
28
27
23
25
30
30
30
27
Feels °C
31
31
34
33
33
33
31
30
31
30
32
33
33
33
34
33
31
26
28
32
33
34
31
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