Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414191818181817171616161616151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41139937245040852263275173456210771029102910511003986795773857734724613596485
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.86
5:10AM
0.41
6:24PM
0.89
6:00AM
0.48
7:03PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.11
12:42AM
0.25
11:03AM
0.05
1:05AM
0.22
11:56AM
0.01
1:33AM
0.20
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:00-------7:00-------7:00----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1----1--1---------
Temp. °C293131302828272728313128282727272931302927272626
Feels °C (?)323332323132303131323331323131303332313129302828
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