Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1855
892
691
798
1369
1230
1155
1155
1141
1112
955
829
807
1054
986
964
835
1033
2283
2041
1900
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:26AM0.44m
2:48AM0.61m
4:22AM0.67m
4:32PM0.36m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.43m
5:41PM0.29m
7:45PM0.29m
12:18PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:35
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6:24
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6:23
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 mm
1
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5
2
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Temp °C
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
27
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
29
27
28
28
30
33
33
33
31
31
29
28
32
34
33
32
31
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