Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
408
346
346
312
312
257
253
253
253
169
161
199
123
123
123
147
121
111
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:40PM0.58m
6:29AM0.39m
5:34PM0.57m
6:56AM0.48m
6:09PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.34m
9:57AM0.37m
00:32AM0.32m
11:53AM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
32
31
28
27
27
27
29
32
32
31
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
33
33
31
30
30
30
32
34
33
34
32
31
30
30
33
35
34
34
33
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