Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 12PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
735
719
915
1351
1336
1275
1158
1255
1115
1115
1115
1101
1101
1074
849
784
685
685
685
623
614
614
606
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
20
S
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:28AM0.48m
3:11PM0.59m
4:11AM0.52m
4:33PM0.56m
5:51AM0.61m
5:38PM0.56m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.28m
10:06PM0.33m
10:20AM0.33m
11:08PM0.26m
11:59AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
32
32
31
29
28
27
27
29
32
32
31
29
28
26
26
27
30
32
31
29
Feels °C
30
30
34
35
36
36
34
34
32
31
33
34
34
34
33
32
30
30
29
33
34
35
35
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