Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.5° C
1.9° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
S
13
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
587
580
655
655
324
648
677
653
823
813
803
793
763
733
733
574
566
529
478
471
418
357
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM0.63m
6:32PM0.63m
7:45AM0.70m
7:13PM0.60m
8:31AM0.74m
7:49PM0.57m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.19m
12:38PM0.29m
00:59AM0.13m
1:42PM0.31m
1:34AM0.10m
2:35PM0.31m
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thunderstorm
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:19
 mm
8
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
31
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
29
29
31
34
33
33
32
30
29
29
32
34
34
33
32
31
29
30
33
34
33
32
32
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