Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8069 | 10131 | 7756 | 8272 | 8914 | 6955 | 4493 | 2650 | 1035 | 586 | 705 | 757 | 743 | 631 | 771 | 541 | 458 | 443 | 471 | 458 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:58AM0.63m | 9:01PM0.53m | 10:08AM0.58m | 9:33PM0.53m | 10:12AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.35m | 3:27AM0.22m | 4:03PM0.35m | 3:55AM0.30m | 4:16PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 8069 | 10131 | 7756 | 8272 | 8914 | 6955 | 4493 | 2650 | 1035 | 586 | 705 | 757 | 743 | 631 | 771 | 541 | 458 | 443 | 374 | 388 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 338 | 241 | 193 | 155 | 127 | 398 | 404 | 422 | 384 | 422 | 471 | 458 | 525 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 355 | 366 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 100 | 37 | 86 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 894 | 627 | 1090 | 728 | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 84 | 100 | 112 | 229 | 103 | 103 | 10 | 103 | 613 | 597 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 586 | 21 | 0 |
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