Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0° C
1.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
756
926
806
545
545
585
687
697
602
602
305
297
487
460
415
342
342
368
368
331
331
269
433
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM0.82m
8:48PM0.51m
11:43AM0.82m
9:32PM0.51m
12:38PM0.80m
10:26PM0.49m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.43m
3:55AM-0.07m
6:02PM0.44m
4:44AM-0.06m
7:08PM0.44m
5:40AM-0.01m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:21
7:20
7:20
 mm
6
11
2
9
9
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
28
31
32
30
29
28
26
25
27
30
31
30
28
25
25
26
27
30
30
29
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
32
35
35
34
34
33
30
29
32
34
34
34
32
28
28
31
31
33
33
33
31
29
27
28
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