Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
183
176
174
171
171
171
207
316
316
316
587
376
326
376
452
1012
1249
1249
1336
1245
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM0.61m
9:09PM0.49m
12:11PM0.56m
9:13PM0.47m
12:59PM0.51m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.44m
4:25AM0.21m
5:58PM0.45m
4:45AM0.29m
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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7:00
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
5
2
Temp °C
29
31
31
29
28
27
26
26
28
32
32
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
33
35
34
33
32
32
30
30
32
35
35
34
32
32
30
31
30
32
32
32
32
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