Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Nov)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
208
241
197
202
207
207
207
305
343
330
525
580
674
674
573
480
537
576
665
674
683
683
693
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:42PM0.32m
5:15AM0.75m
5:27PM0.36m
5:52AM0.77m
6:03PM0.39m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.25m
9:29PM0.22m
12:44PM0.23m
10:26PM0.20m
1:01PM0.22m
11:11PM0.18m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
29
30
28
27
26
25
25
26
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
26
29
29
27
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
32
33
33
32
31
30
28
28
30
33
32
32
30
30
28
28
29
32
32
30
30
28
26
26
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