Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
636
629
617
533
533
536
536
476
463
450
373
368
363
357
347
299
295
295
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:07PM0.55m
8:13AM0.86m
7:43PM0.59m
8:44AM0.81m
8:22PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.23m
1:15AM-0.02m
2:26PM0.23m
1:53AM0.00m
2:52PM0.23m
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1
3
1
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1
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3
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Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
27
28
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
33
32
30
30
28
31
32
32
31
32
30
30
28
32
32
33
32
32
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