Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
773
744
800
789
613
596
571
465
434
444
350
350
350
345
339
260
248
195
244
192
192
195
195
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM0.89m
6:46AM0.54m
7:39PM0.86m
7:30AM0.58m
8:13PM0.82m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.01m
1:33AM0.20m
12:43PM0.01m
2:01AM0.19m
1:27PM0.05m
2:30AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
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7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
2
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
29
27
27
27
27
29
31
30
28
27
26
26
25
27
30
29
28
26
26
26
25
33
31
32
31
30
30
31
31
31
32
30
29
29
29
29
28
30
30
29
29
28
29
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
911
773
744
800
789
613
596
571
465
434
444
350
350
350
345
339
260
248
195
244
192
192
195
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
13
0.3
S
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
11
4
4
16
4
4
10
11
14
38
14
14
11
11
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
18
0.2
W
13
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
4
6
6
12
4
4
5
6
14
15
15
5
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
9
11
10
6
7
9
6
6
9
15
17
13
14
11
12
12
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
24
633
1141
24
60
12
0
0
100
641
1141
633
41
100
0
0
120
640
634
634
60
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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