Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.7°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
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4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1715
1996
1939
1893
1772
1676
1633
1507
1618
2070
2180
1809
1633
1312
1296
1547
1592
1377
1358
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
SW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22PM0.34m
5:25AM0.70m
5:03PM0.36m
6:00AM0.78m
5:32PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.34m
9:17PM0.29m
12:54PM0.30m
10:23PM0.21m
1:01PM0.27m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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6:33
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6:32
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1
2
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3
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12
3
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Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
26
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30
28
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
Feels °C
29
28
27
28
26
27
28
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29
28
30
29
29
31
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31
32
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