Surf Forecasts:
Palavas les Flots surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 23 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SE swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 24 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Palavas les Flots this week:
The surf forecast for Palavas les Flots over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Palavas les Flots in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 24th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 24th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Palavas les Flots over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31PM0.19m | 00:32AM0.15m | 2:49PM0.19m | 1:08AM0.13m | 4:36PM0.19m | 3:14AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.20m | 5:22AM0.13m | 6:49PM0.21m | 6:25AM0.14m | 7:26PM0.23m | 7:08AM0.15m | 7:56PM0.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.12m | 7:06AM0.07m | 9:57PM0.13m | 8:15AM0.08m | 00:40AM0.12m | 9:55AM0.08m | 1:18AM0.11m | 11:22AM0.07m | 1:38AM0.10m | 12:19PM0.06m | 2:01AM0.08m | 1:03PM0.04m | 2:24AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 459 | 219 | 144 | 168 | 410 | 426 | 503 | 426 | 426 | 528 | 426 | 426 | 457 | 426 | 426 | 459 | 347 | 426 | 457 | 0 |
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