Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
381
527
553
754
763
974
763
1036
929
813
813
803
803
894
883
860
724
695
543
536
459
459
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM0.67m
10:28PM0.57m
11:46AM0.60m
11:45PM0.54m
12:42PM0.52m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.09m
4:57PM0.34m
4:52AM0.20m
5:45PM0.35m
6:03AM0.32m
7:08PM0.35m
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:47
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
29
32
31
29
28
27
26
26
28
33
32
31
28
28
27
26
29
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
28
30
34
35
35
33
32
31
29
29
31
35
33
35
32
32
30
29
33
34
35
33
32
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