Palplanche surf break

Palplanche surfForecast / Ogooue Maritime / Gabon

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 WAT
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Palplanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Palplanche sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Palplanche today?

The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
236
440
374
221
214
301
316
269
352
589
644
390
686
748
748
481
657
516
334
330
325
325
261
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:43AM1.13m
8:16PM1.17m
9:53AM1.14m
9:27PM1.13m
11:06AM1.21m
10:53PM1.13m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.65m
3:05AM0.41m
3:40PM0.68m
4:10AM0.43m
5:01PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:23
6:23
6:23
6:23
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
29
27
26
27
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
200
236
440
18
221
214
74
148
96
176
352
395
390
686
748
748
481
657
516
334
330
325
325
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
54
53
9
44
44
40
148
43
53
352
589
644
212
204
164
145
73
136
110
113
88
88
80
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
15
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
85
9
25
46
12
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SSW
8
Energy kJ
374
10
13
301
316
269
209
163
140
140
75
57
54
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
2
4
3
3
1
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
77
77
1039
2581
2390
1048
2390
1360
1360
417
123
1
3942
1360
1360
417
417
0
0
1048
1360
1360
1360
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ogooue Maritime
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gabon
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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