Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
682
578
561
472
421
451
408
346
341
312
257
257
253
253
253
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:40PM0.58m
6:29AM0.39m
5:34PM0.57m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.31m
1:06AM0.34m
9:57AM0.37m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
29
32
32
30
28
28
26
26
29
32
32
30
28
Feels °C
31
31
30
29
32
34
34
33
31
31
29
29
33
35
33
33
32
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