Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.8°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Saturday
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6 AM
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12 PM
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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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
9
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
632
584
536
440
377
381
443
334
567
573
472
472
560
508
483
400
465
465
539
546
636
489
483
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:34AM0.84m
6:02PM0.45m
7:07AM0.87m
6:34PM0.50m
7:40AM0.87m
7:07PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.25m
11:55PM0.05m
1:38PM0.24m
00:35AM-0.00m
2:01PM0.23m
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Temp °C
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28
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30
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25
27
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Feels °C
30
28
30
31
32
30
30
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32
30
33
33
32
33
32
31
30
29
31
33
32
32
31
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