Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
S
13
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SW
18
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
250
229
225
280
502
330
559
617
838
885
768
751
1309
1471
1309
1133
993
1094
1094
1094
1094
957
881
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:16AM0.43m
7:37PM0.74m
7:37AM0.46m
7:54PM0.71m
7:58AM0.49m
8:05PM0.67m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.23m
12:33PM0.18m
2:13AM0.24m
1:01PM0.21m
2:23AM0.25m
1:30PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:05
7:05
7:05
7:06
Temp °C
26
26
29
31
31
29
27
27
26
26
29
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
30
32
31
30
28
28
30
29
31
32
33
31
30
31
29
28
32
32
32
32
32
31
31
28
33
33
32
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
264
250
229
225
280
277
273
559
617
838
885
768
751
1309
1471
1309
1133
993
1094
1094
1094
1094
957
881
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
21
0.7
SW
18
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
142
140
136
114
118
502
330
209
437
170
248
187
209
141
139
229
84
82
84
215
215
148
138
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.1
NW
12
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
130
214
211
216
218
147
155
230
146
103
45
80
72
104
103
6
87
125
125
17
12
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
13
13
13
16
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
144
633
641
633
41
0
0
0
0
638
634
481
0
0
0
0
144
611
611
611
41
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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