Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
261
212
212
253
208
175
184
236
299
248
293
252
312
444
444
375
460
565
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:32PM0.46m
4:38AM0.60m
4:36PM0.45m
5:43AM0.68m
5:38PM0.46m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.32m
11:37AM0.35m
10:31PM0.26m
12:31PM0.29m
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6:30
6:30
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6:46
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
32
30
28
28
26
25
27
32
32
31
28
28
26
26
29
31
30
30
28
Feels °C
35
34
32
32
29
27
30
35
34
35
33
33
29
29
33
34
33
36
34
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