Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.5° C
1.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1225
1145
1010
886
874
874
811
799
692
682
578
561
472
421
451
408
346
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:19PM0.60m
4:40PM0.58m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.23m
6:11AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
28
31
31
30
27
26
26
26
29
32
31
29
28
Feels °C
31
30
30
28
32
33
33
33
31
30
30
29
32
34
33
32
32
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