Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1322
1322
1305
1163
1163
1147
1103
1088
691
953
940
869
869
773
784
930
980
993
871
780
682
589
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
N
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
7:03PM0.58m
7:43AM0.82m
7:49PM0.62m
8:14AM0.76m
8:37PM0.65m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.19m
00:59AM0.06m
2:03PM0.17m
1:44AM0.12m
2:31PM0.16m
2:28AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
30
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
30
28
31
32
31
32
31
30
30
28
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
29
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