Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.7° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1126
1112
967
724
695
543
614
459
459
553
407
407
341
331
272
261
212
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
E
5
S
15
SW
15
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:45PM0.54m
12:42PM0.52m
2:10AM0.53m
2:32PM0.46m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.32m
7:08PM0.35m
9:21AM0.39m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
30
31
30
28
Feels °C
32
33
31
29
32
35
34
34
32
31
30
29
32
34
34
34
34
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