Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.6° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1787
1765
1671
1629
1608
1441
1405
1275
1102
1145
1010
886
874
874
811
799
788
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM0.62m
3:19PM0.60m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.16m
5:40AM0.23m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
 mm
3
7
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
30
28
27
28
32
33
33
33
32
31
29
29
32
34
33
33
32
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