Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
0.8
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
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
305
297
487
460
347
342
342
336
336
469
440
330
232
269
319
449
375
252
241
222
190
211
264
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
0
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM0.51m
12:38PM0.80m
10:26PM0.49m
1:38PM0.77m
11:41PM0.47m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.44m
4:44AM-0.06m
7:08PM0.44m
5:40AM-0.01m
8:27PM0.42m
6:47AM0.06m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<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>
7:21
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
4
6
3
5
6
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
26
25
25
26
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
Feels °C
34
32
31
29
29
29
30
33
31
33
32
31
30
30
33
34
35
34
32
31
30
28
32
34
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