Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
390
475
475
481
400
278
214
208
261
258
302
302
302
299
295
193
183
176
174
171
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:40AM0.69m
8:53PM0.50m
11:08AM0.65m
9:01PM0.50m
11:38AM0.61m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.38m
3:39AM0.09m
4:53PM0.41m
4:02AM0.14m
5:19PM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
27
25
28
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
28
29
31
30
28
Feels °C
28
30
34
33
31
30
29
29
32
33
33
32
33
31
29
28
31
33
34
34
32
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