Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
3
2
2
0
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
408
189
242
350
390
475
475
481
400
278
214
208
261
258
367
302
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
E
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:46PM0.50m
10:40AM0.69m
8:53PM0.50m
11:08AM0.65m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.06m
4:31PM0.38m
3:39AM0.09m
4:53PM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
26
24
26
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
31
29
Feels °C
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
32
29
29
29
29
31
32
33
35
32
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