Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
363
357
347
299
295
295
295
299
299
299
212
380
376
364
470
460
614
826
895
864
1151
1097
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
0
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM0.81m
8:22PM0.62m
9:15AM0.75m
9:04PM0.62m
9:43AM0.68m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.00m
2:52PM0.23m
2:32AM0.06m
3:19PM0.24m
3:11AM0.14m
3:47PM0.24m
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6:33
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6:33
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6:28
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6:28
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
1
2
2
5
3
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1
3
3
Temp °C
25
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
29
28
32
33
32
33
32
30
30
30
32
31
31
32
32
30
30
29
32
34
33
31
30
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