Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)151414141414141413131813131313161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)669565557549542452433415402307294307307312254326401242233279510503416411
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.64
3:53PM
0.72
4:54PM
0.80
4:04AM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.20
8:35AM
0.17
12:27AM
0.29
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:26-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:59-------6:59-------6:59----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C283030282726252527303028272625252830302927272626
Feels °C (?)313132303230282830313130312927263031323232323030
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