
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Melekeok (Babelthuap) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Melekeok (Babelthuap) at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Melekeok (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
101 | 101 | 102 | 115 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 80 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.64m | 10:34AM1.35m | 9:49PM1.53m | 11:33AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.75m | 4:07AM0.41m | 3:49PM0.87m | 4:52AM0.50m | 4:19PM0.98m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
58 | 55 | 102 | 115 | 138 | 118 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 33 | 55 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
101 | 101 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 118 | 80 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
363 | 333 | 294 | 302 | 286 | 263 | 294 | 279 | 263 | 256 | 244 | 237 | 233 | 255 | 257 | 230 | 214 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 950 | 939 | 0 | 0 |
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