Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 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
28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141419181818181717161616161615151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41641141139937245040852263275173456210771029106410511003986795773857734622613
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.35
5:42PM
0.86
5:10AM
0.41
6:24PM
0.89
6:00AM
0.48
7:03PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.29
10:01AM
0.11
12:42AM
0.25
11:03AM
0.05
1:05AM
0.22
11:56AM
0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:24-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:00-------7:00-------7:00--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11----1----------
Temp. °C262629313129282726272831312928272727293130292727
Feels °C (?)303033333231313028313334333132313030313231312930
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