Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
2.2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1519
1426
1553
1682
1518
1682
1777
1952
1974
1974
1842
1756
1777
2065
2746
2238
2434
2434
2406
2204
2002
1809
1787
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM0.70m
9:07PM0.45m
12:14PM0.67m
8:51PM0.45m
1:02PM0.65m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.06m
5:49PM0.42m
4:15AM0.08m
6:46PM0.44m
4:42AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:16
7:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
31
31
29
28
27
27
26
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
30
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
32
34
33
32
32
30
31
29
32
33
33
33
32
30
29
30
33
33
32
30
30
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