Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
682
672
573
540
479
479
406
406
406
406
362
357
346
341
346
346
382
346
290
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
E
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:29PM0.46m
6:19AM0.59m
5:53PM0.45m
6:44AM0.68m
6:12PM0.45m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.33m
12:47PM0.35m
11:30PM0.26m
1:17PM0.31m
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
32
30
28
27
27
26
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
29
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
34
33
32
32
31
29
31
33
33
33
30
30
29
28
32
33
33
31
31
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