Papanoa Surf Break

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.9° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
737
728
823
909
897
1001
886
580
631
777
777
903
1179
1194
1194
1194
1194
1164
927
868
844
844
763
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:53AM0.44m
5:17PM0.79m
5:24AM0.50m
6:04PM0.76m
6:38AM0.58m
6:46PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.12m
00:02AM0.24m
11:13AM0.17m
00:41AM0.19m
12:20PM0.22m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:19
7:19
7:19
 mm
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
34
33
33
32
33
33
32
32
33
33
33
33
33
32
30
30
33
33
33
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
659
737
728
823
909
897
1001
886
580
631
777
777
903
1179
1194
1194
1194
1194
1164
927
868
844
844
763
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
137
133
130
254
251
298
357
352
347
338
253
373
373
311
297
229
284
280
280
276
272
212
196
187
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
152
202
257
97
95
93
91
90
323
323
255
211
14
15
15
32
13
13
8
303
384
306
186
184
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
634
638
638
0
0
0
0
0
634
634
605
0
0
0
0
0
134
288
0
41
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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