Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
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)
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3
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
11
3
SW
11
1.7
WSW
10
2.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9184
8553
5768
3119
1833
588
721
329
350
572
582
505
434
428
471
458
525
Wind (km/h)
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:01PM0.53m
10:08AM0.58m
9:33PM0.53m
10:12AM0.52m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.22m
4:03PM0.35m
3:55AM0.30m
4:16PM0.35m
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
 mm
7
3
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
26
28
30
29
27
26
26
26
28
30
30
29
27
Feels °C
25
26
25
26
28
30
32
33
32
30
30
30
33
34
34
34
32
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