Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
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3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
14
5
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
SW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3459
3637
3809
5063
4758
4669
7426
7131
7759
10165
7598
4631
3640
3225
1969
1637
1365
1045
901
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:40PM0.52m
9:58AM0.63m
9:01PM0.53m
10:08AM0.58m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.33m
3:03AM0.16m
3:50PM0.35m
3:27AM0.22m
4:03PM0.35m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:37
6:37
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
18
18
6
14
9
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
25
26
26
25
24
25
24
24
25
26
28
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
28
28
26
26
27
26
24
25
25
25
27
28
31
32
33
32
32
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