Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (10 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
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)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
211
208
206
238
155
241
248
248
211
208
208
241
197
202
207
207
207
264
343
330
525
580
674
674
519
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:40AM0.70m
3:14PM0.29m
4:33AM0.73m
4:42PM0.32m
5:15AM0.75m
5:27PM0.36m
5:52AM0.77m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.28m
8:05PM0.24m
12:32PM0.25m
9:29PM0.22m
12:44PM0.23m
10:26PM0.20m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:45
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6:46
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6:46
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6:07
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6:07
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
25
24
27
29
30
28
27
26
25
24
26
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
26
28
29
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
27
32
33
34
33
31
30
28
26
29
33
32
30
29
30
28
28
30
31
32
30
30
30
30
30
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