Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4° C
2.0° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
281
269
242
269
319
449
375
252
241
222
190
211
264
310
310
310
246
242
175
172
181
187
232
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
E
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26PM0.49m
1:38PM0.77m
11:41PM0.47m
2:42PM0.74m
1:31AM0.45m
3:47PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.44m
5:40AM-0.01m
8:27PM0.42m
6:47AM0.06m
9:44PM0.38m
8:10AM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
31
30
Feels °C
30
31
30
30
32
33
33
33
32
31
29
29
32
34
34
34
33
31
30
28
33
34
34
34
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