Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
367 | 347 | 282 | 353 | 323 | 362 | 357 | 327 | 465 | 408 | 327 | 319 | 298 | 390 | 475 | 475 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM0.50m | 10:12AM0.73m | 8:46PM0.50m | 10:40AM0.69m | 8:53PM0.50m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.04m | 4:10PM0.35m | 3:16AM0.06m | 4:31PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
240 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 204 | 357 | 282 | 265 | 212 | 189 | 192 | 189 | 390 | 475 | 475 | 481 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
367 | 347 | 282 | 282 | 286 | 362 | 216 | 184 | 147 | 408 | 102 | 94 | 298 | 189 | 181 | 131 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
149 | 186 | 251 | 353 | 323 | 323 | 258 | 327 | 465 | 106 | 327 | 319 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 38 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 100 | 41 | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
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