Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 90 | 55 | 167 | 187 | 179 | 176 | 173 | 138 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 128 | 148 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 172 | 172 | 203 | 114 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.08m | 00:55AM1.21m | 12:49PM1.16m | 1:36AM1.34m | 1:40PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.71m | 5:57PM0.48m | 6:45AM0.62m | 6:53PM0.41m | 7:36AM0.49m | 7:38PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 144 | 90 | 52 | 167 | 187 | 179 | 176 | 173 | 138 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 128 | 148 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 172 | 172 | 92 | 114 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 56 | 55 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 120 | 118 | — | — | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 27 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 14 | — | 15 | 9 | — | — | 203 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 77 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 77 | 417 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 0 | 3297 | 2390 | 1360 | 145 |
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