Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
13
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
793
434
337
520
293
277
229
236
261
302
246
215
314
434
528
703
703
671
602
595
595
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:16AM0.48m
1:51AM0.63m
3:32AM0.71m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.48m
4:18PM0.21m
5:28PM0.20m
7:44PM0.18m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:37
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6:39
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6:39
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6:15
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6:14
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
1
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2
1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
29
28
27
26
25
24
24
26
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
25
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
32
31
31
29
28
26
26
28
32
33
33
30
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