Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 May 2026 CST
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Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
657
693
811
822
832
1179
534
851
840
840
840
720
720
720
840
840
818
711
701
691
538
530
523
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM0.64m
8:16PM0.69m
9:16AM0.66m
8:43PM0.61m
10:08AM0.67m
9:04PM0.54m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.24m
2:40AM0.14m
2:58PM0.31m
3:08AM0.14m
3:55PM0.38m
3:34AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:10
7:10
7:10
1
Temp °C
30
32
32
31
29
29
28
28
30
32
32
31
29
28
28
28
30
32
32
31
29
28
28
27
34
34
34
33
32
32
31
32
34
35
34
34
33
32
33
32
34
34
33
33
33
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
424
657
693
811
822
832
1179
489
851
840
840
840
720
720
720
840
840
818
711
701
691
538
530
523
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
18
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
238
30
29
33
33
34
52
534
47
46
45
45
56
43
42
41
41
40
40
27
38
26
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
8
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
31
9
8
9
4
10
10
48
154
154
10
10
15
10
8
5
2
2
2
2
1
8
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
9
10
10
6
5
9
14
9
6
6
9
9
8
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
641
641
634
41
12
6
0
0
603
641
484
60
0
0
0
24
634
638
613
317
41
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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