Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 305 | 343 | 330 | 580 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 519 | 480 | 537 | 576 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 683 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:15AM0.75m | 5:27PM0.36m | 5:52AM0.77m | 6:03PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.22m | 12:44PM0.23m | 10:26PM0.20m | 1:01PM0.22m | 11:11PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 191 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 305 | 343 | 330 | 580 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 519 | 480 | 537 | 576 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 683 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 46 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 344 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 586 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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