Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
257
261
159
159
154
125
114
151
113
101
98
98
75
104
127
106
106
134
132
130
130
164
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:20AM0.57m
6:32PM0.52m
7:44AM0.65m
6:48PM0.50m
8:10AM0.72m
7:03PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.28m
12:59PM0.36m
00:42AM0.22m
1:44PM0.35m
00:59AM0.16m
2:20PM0.34m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:14
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
28
27
27
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
29
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
31
31
33
34
34
35
34
33
32
32
32
34
35
35
33
32
30
29
34
34
35
34
33
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