Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
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4
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.3
S
11
2.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
807
807
647
562
749
932
666
469
507
480
604
970
1099
1147
1497
1253
2024
3369
2664
2318
3671
2802
2149
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:27AM0.79m
6:29PM0.45m
6:59AM0.80m
6:55PM0.47m
7:28AM0.79m
7:19PM0.48m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.21m
11:56PM0.14m
1:39PM0.20m
00:28AM0.12m
1:59PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:21
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6:20
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 mm
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2
1
1
1
3
1
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2
6
5
1
1
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1
3
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
32
31
29
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
25
24
26
27
28
30
30
29
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