Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12AM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1845
2044
2044
1845
1519
1426
1553
1518
1518
1682
1777
1952
1974
1974
1863
1756
1777
2065
2089
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
0
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:07PM0.46m
11:34AM0.70m
9:07PM0.45m
12:14PM0.67m
8:51PM0.45m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.39m
3:49AM0.06m
5:49PM0.42m
4:15AM0.08m
6:46PM0.44m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:17
7:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
31
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
30
29
28
27
27
26
29
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
34
34
33
31
30
28
32
33
32
32
32
30
30
29
33
34
32
33
32
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