Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1777
2065
2089
2238
2434
2434
2406
2204
2002
1977
1787
1765
1671
1629
1608
1441
1405
1275
1117
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
0
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:14PM0.67m
8:51PM0.45m
1:02PM0.65m
2:01PM0.62m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.44m
4:42AM0.11m
5:11AM0.16m
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6:20
6:20
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7:16
7:16
7:16
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
30
29
27
Feels °C
33
34
31
32
30
30
31
34
32
32
31
29
29
29
29
31
33
33
31
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