Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Mar 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
26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)161515151515141414141413141313131321212113131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512468455377372372367305248206239170186183180140140140305224138111107186
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
E
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.37
5:42PM
0.71
5:14AM
0.39
6:21PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.34
12:55AM
0.36
9:50AM
0.27
12:53AM
0.31
10:52AM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--6:47-------6:46-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:53-------6:53--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232326292927252423232528292724232322262829272423
Feels °C (?)262529302928272624242727282726232322272728272523
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