Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
2
SW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
4
S
13
4
S
12
4
S
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
754
812
765
784
684
678
657
1066
1439
2440
2676
3124
3055
5030
4687
5845
4604
7105
8695
5561
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM0.72m
8:26PM0.52m
9:42AM0.68m
8:40PM0.52m
9:58AM0.63m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.31m
2:40AM0.11m
3:37PM0.33m
3:03AM0.16m
3:50PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:38
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
28
29
30
28
28
27
26
26
29
31
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
33
33
33
32
31
30
29
28
32
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
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