Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.8° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SSW
26
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
478
471
404
357
357
363
313
331
288
128
238
238
234
178
175
175
175
263
154
136
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:31AM0.74m
7:49PM0.57m
9:12AM0.76m
8:19PM0.54m
9:48AM0.76m
8:43PM0.50m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.31m
2:06AM0.08m
3:21PM0.33m
2:34AM0.06m
4:00PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:19
7:19
 mm
1
1
3
12
3
1
1
Temp °C
29
32
32
31
28
28
28
26
26
29
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
30
31
30
27
Feels °C
33
35
35
35
33
33
34
31
30
33
32
32
31
30
30
28
33
33
33
33
31
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