Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.6° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 1.3m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)21s
Afternoon (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)19s
Evening (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
21
1.3
SSW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2092
2092
1512
1041
1002
1379
1845
2044
2044
1845
1519
1426
1553
1518
1415
1682
1777
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:58PM0.48m
10:58AM0.73m
9:07PM0.46m
11:34AM0.70m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.06m
5:10PM0.39m
3:49AM0.06m
5:49PM0.42m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
28
30
30
29
27
27
26
25
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
30
29
27
27
31
32
32
32
32
32
29
27
32
32
34
33
32
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