Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.49° S 149.85° W

Papetoai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papetoai sea temperature is
26.2°C
0.4° 

Papetoai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Papetoai today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papetoai at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NNW
22
0.3
NNW
22
0.3
NNW
22
0.4
NNW
21
0.6
NNW
20
0.6
NNW
20
0.5
NNW
20
0.5
NNW
20
0.7
NNW
18
0.8
NNW
18
0.8
NNW
18
0.7
NNW
18
0.7
NNW
18
0.8
NNW
16
0.8
NNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
1224
1239
37
56
56
69
49
33
32
91
91
93
170
259
259
225
223
292
408
368
289
286
310
339
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:03AM0.19m
9:51PM0.18m
9:40AM0.23m
10:01PM0.21m
10:10AM0.26m
10:19PM0.24m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.15m
4:06PM0.10m
3:34AM0.11m
4:17PM0.09m
3:59AM0.08m
4:36PM0.07m
4:25AM0.06m
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5:20
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
27
27
27
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
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