Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CST
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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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1029
1016
1003
986
764
773
924
800
789
613
596
485
465
434
444
350
350
350
345
339
260
248
195
244
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:00AM0.48m
7:03PM0.89m
6:46AM0.54m
7:39PM0.86m
7:30AM0.58m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.22m
11:56AM0.01m
1:33AM0.20m
12:43PM0.01m
2:01AM0.19m
1:27PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:20
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7:00
7:00
7:00
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
29
31
31
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
30
29
27
26
25
25
27
30
29
28
32
30
31
29
33
32
32
32
31
30
31
30
30
31
30
30
29
28
27
27
30
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1029
1016
1003
986
764
773
924
800
789
613
596
485
465
434
444
350
350
350
345
339
260
248
195
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SE
6
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
13
0.3
S
15
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
35
35
56
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
6
11
4
4
16
4
4
10
10
14
38
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
12
4
4
14
6
14
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
69
9
11
16
10
8
13
10
7
8
14
17
18
14
22
11
12
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
41
0
0
30
633
634
611
60
41
21
0
144
633
634
634
41
0
0
0
120
634
634
633
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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