Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
232
232
181
173
171
286
269
155
108
160
246
366
366
283
183
179
139
254
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:47PM0.71m
3:44AM0.47m
4:49PM0.68m
5:35AM0.54m
5:44PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.32m
9:48AM0.23m
11:36PM0.25m
11:20AM0.27m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
3
Temp °C
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
31
30
27
26
26
26
28
31
31
28
26
Feels °C
34
33
33
32
30
28
32
35
33
33
30
30
30
30
31
34
33
33
30
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