Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.6° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1900
1734
1536
1671
1517
1498
1498
1498
1257
1241
1193
1014
936
924
911
911
911
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:13AM0.73m
5:25PM0.39m
5:53AM0.77m
6:00PM0.42m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.26m
12:36PM0.25m
10:35PM0.21m
12:57PM0.22m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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3
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
28
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
29
32
33
33
32
32
30
31
30
32
33
33
34
32
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