Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
508 | 371 | 371 | 302 | 353 | 335 | 380 | 395 | 411 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 400 | 441 | 735 | 719 | 915 | 1351 | 1336 | 1275 | 1158 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:47PM0.69m | 11:32PM0.51m | 1:51PM0.63m | 1:28AM0.48m | 3:11PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.41m | 6:17AM0.17m | 8:35PM0.38m | 7:59AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
508 | 371 | 371 | 302 | 353 | 335 | 380 | 395 | 411 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 400 | 424 | 735 | 719 | 915 | 1351 | 1336 | 1275 | 1158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
40 | 61 | 61 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 190 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 441 | 350 | 418 | 309 | 57 | 76 | 73 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 14 | — | SSW 9 |
16 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 111 | 39 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 19 | 14 | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 10 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 98 | 83 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 597 | 481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 586 |
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