Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 04 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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 Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
441
441
305
309
305
372
418
424
435
459
465
414
280
276
280
288
293
293
336
336
241
215
272
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52AM0.36m
6:14PM0.77m
6:23AM0.39m
6:45PM0.77m
6:51AM0.41m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.23m
10:49AM0.20m
1:21AM0.22m
11:29AM0.18m
1:41AM0.22m
12:03PM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
6:15
6:13
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7:04
7:04
7:04
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
30
32
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
31
29
27
26
26
25
28
30
30
29
30
30
30
29
32
33
32
31
29
30
30
29
32
32
32
30
30
29
29
27
31
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
S
15
Energy kJ
441
441
441
305
309
305
372
418
424
435
459
465
414
280
276
280
288
293
293
336
336
241
203
272
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
W
4
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
78
77
75
75
74
74
52
52
50
44
9
42
28
27
26
26
26
86
183
183
246
240
215
231
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.5
S
9
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
6
5
5
150
49
31
18
18
18
19
43
11
8
8
57
98
97
26
4
39
23
24
24
96
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
5
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
5
7
11
6
9
12
8
8
5
6
7
11
4
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
21
12
0
106
634
1141
634
60
12
0
0
0
641
633
633
41
12
0
0
0
641
633
633
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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