Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
745
754
754
851
974
962
962
754
728
774
772
798
817
692
710
1278
1353
1230
1724
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:14PM0.51m
9:22AM0.72m
8:26PM0.52m
9:42AM0.68m
8:40PM0.52m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.28m
2:18AM0.08m
3:23PM0.31m
2:40AM0.11m
3:37PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
27
26
28
31
30
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
28
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
31
30
33
34
33
31
30
30
29
28
32
30
28
29
29
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