Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SSW
26
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.7
SW
22
1.2
SW
21
1.5
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
238
238
234
178
175
175
138
263
154
136
371
964
964
563
368
512
1338
2092
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:19PM0.54m
9:48AM0.76m
8:43PM0.50m
10:23AM0.75m
8:58PM0.48m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.33m
2:34AM0.06m
4:00PM0.34m
3:00AM0.06m
4:36PM0.36m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:19
7:17
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
32
31
28
27
26
25
29
31
31
31
28
28
27
26
28
30
29
30
28
Feels °C
36
36
34
32
30
28
34
34
34
35
33
34
32
30
33
33
33
34
32
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