Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.8° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
674
674
519
480
537
530
576
674
683
683
693
693
683
784
683
627
610
585
577
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:52AM0.77m
6:03PM0.39m
6:25AM0.77m
6:37PM0.43m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.20m
1:01PM0.22m
11:11PM0.18m
1:20PM0.21m
11:49PM0.18m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
26
28
29
27
26
25
24
24
26
28
28
27
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
31
30
29
28
29
31
32
31
30
29
27
27
29
31
31
31
30
29
27
27
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