Palm Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.59° S 151.33° E

Palm Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Palm Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Palm Beach today (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Palm Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
19
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
492
428
211
262
259
205
178
319
328
298
298
257
271
144
115
132
200
262
222
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49PM1.51m
5:52AM1.10m
5:42PM1.56m
6:37AM1.23m
6:30PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.57m
11:48PM0.34m
11:12AM0.55m
00:29AM0.28m
12:11PM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
17
17
14
14
14
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