Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
114 | 112 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 140 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.33m | 3:26PM1.41m | 4:08AM1.44m | 3:59PM1.48m | 4:37AM1.54m | 4:32PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.44m | 9:38PM0.16m | 9:54AM0.37m | 10:10PM0.10m | 10:29AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
114 | 112 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 22 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 59 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
11 | 26 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | — | — | 33 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 3 | SW 6 | — | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
22 | 16 | — | — | 8 | 140 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 1048 | 1 | 1 | 1360 | 2390 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 | 1 | 1 | 2301 | 3697 | 1360 | 1039 | 1308 | 1039 | 1055 | 1055 | 2301 | 2301 | 1308 | 1308 |
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