Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
98
98
75
96
127
106
106
134
132
130
167
164
160
147
173
212
214
253
289
289
Wind (km/h)
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:44AM0.65m
6:48PM0.50m
8:10AM0.72m
7:03PM0.50m
8:39AM0.78m
7:23PM0.50m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.35m
00:59AM0.16m
2:20PM0.34m
1:21AM0.08m
2:52PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:14
7:13
 mm
6
3
2
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
29
31
32
31
29
27
26
26
28
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
33
33
34
34
32
31
31
29
34
34
34
34
34
31
29
30
32
34
34
33
33
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