Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
3
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
631
623
623
553
711
750
1112
1193
1431
1449
1467
1449
1359
1394
1431
1339
1339
1322
1322
1305
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM0.45m
6:34AM0.88m
6:17PM0.52m
7:10AM0.86m
7:03PM0.58m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.24m
11:24PM0.04m
1:08PM0.21m
00:13AM0.03m
1:35PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:39
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6:39
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6:41
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6:12
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6:12
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6:10
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1
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1
2
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Temp °C
27
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
33
31
30
31
30
30
30
33
34
33
33
32
32
30
30
32
34
33
32
31
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