Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1
SSW
19
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
864
1151
1097
1070
1057
1044
1155
1018
1005
1005
1005
980
805
782
716
763
915
978
918
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52PM0.62m
10:10AM0.60m
10:54PM0.60m
10:32AM0.51m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.24m
3:54AM0.25m
4:17PM0.25m
4:51AM0.35m
4:51PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:33
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6:33
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6:27
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6:25
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6:24
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 mm
4
11
8
1
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1
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1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
25
24
25
25
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
28
29
27
27
28
29
30
30
29
26
25
27
27
29
30
29
29
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