Surf Forecasts:
La Palue surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, WNW swell with 913 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Palue this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Palue in the next 16 days are 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Palue over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’ve had a look at the charts for La Palue and honestly, there’s not much to get excited about in this 16-day window. The water temp is sitting at 66°F with a pretty normal anomaly of 1°F, so that’s about average for this time of year – nothing wild there.
The whole period is plagued by poor surf conditions, with every single session rated zero. We’ve got a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds for most of the run, and the swell is all over the place. The energy is mostly weak to moderate, with the combined energy of all swells directed here ranging from only 24 up to 1408, but even the bigger pulses come with bad wind. There’s a small window of clean conditions on Sunday the 23rd morning and afternoon, with cross-off winds from the NE and NNE, but the swell is tiny – just 3ft to 3ft from the NNW with a short period around 5-6 seconds. That’s not going to deliver much. The entire 16 days is a washout. There’s no standout session, no day to circle on the calendar. It’s a classic blank run for this area.
If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger winds on the 27th and 30th might be more interesting than paddling, but for a surfboard, it’s a hard pass. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d say leave the board at home.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 76 | 399 | 608 | 600 | 848 | 913 | 731 | 419 | 311 | 253 | 116 | 80 | 77 | 51 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25PM4.70m | 9:45AM4.47m | 10:06PM4.24m | 10:29AM4.08m | 10:57PM3.83m | 11:32AM3.75m | 00:19AM3.55m | 1:11PM3.62m | 2:07AM3.56m | 2:44PM3.78m | 3:21AM3.82m | 3:43PM4.12m | 4:08AM4.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:45AM1.12m | 4:07PM1.33m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:57PM1.72m | 5:24AM1.90m | 6:08PM2.01m | 6:46AM2.11m | 7:43PM2.06m | 8:20AM2.05m | 9:05PM1.85m | 9:29AM1.77m | 10:01PM1.51m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 76 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 848 | 913 | 731 | 419 | 311 | 253 | 46 | 41 | 77 | 51 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | NNW 5 | W 9 | N 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 8 | N 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | 399 | 608 | 600 | 552 | — | — | — | 238 | — | 116 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 44 | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 86 | 456 | 386 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 210 | 16 | 9 | 219 | 225 | 297 | 531 | 570 |
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