Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.8
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
806
545
545
585
687
602
602
602
305
297
487
460
415
342
342
368
368
331
331
269
269
294
742
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:48PM0.51m
11:43AM0.82m
9:32PM0.51m
12:38PM0.80m
10:26PM0.49m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.43m
3:55AM-0.07m
6:02PM0.44m
4:44AM-0.06m
7:08PM0.44m
5:40AM-0.01m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:21
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
2
5
1
4
6
8
2
Temp °C
32
31
29
28
26
26
27
29
31
30
28
26
25
24
25
29
30
29
27
26
26
26
28
30
Feels °C
35
35
34
33
30
30
32
34
34
34
33
28
28
27
28
32
32
33
31
30
30
29
31
32
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