Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 274 | 281 | 291 | 381 | 553 | 482 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 437 | 431 | 362 | 352 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM0.55m | 7:31AM0.75m | 7:05PM0.55m | 8:09AM0.78m | 7:37PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.30m | 00:35AM0.13m | 1:49PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.09m | 2:27PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 702 | 261 | 253 | 261 | 381 | 553 | 482 | 568 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 437 | 431 | 362 | 352 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 274 | 281 | 291 | 205 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 55 | 37 | 49 | 68 | 72 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 88 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | W 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 23 | 30 | 39 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 613 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 586 | 369 | 0 |
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