Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 453 | 379 | 334 | 330 | 730 | 683 | 784 | 711 | 711 | 701 | 553 | 545 | 589 | 538 | 581 | 485 | 424 | 373 | 412 | 406 | 362 | 304 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.42m | 8:07PM1.19m | 8:28AM1.30m | 8:55PM1.08m | 9:10AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.39m | 2:04AM0.42m | 2:50PM0.45m | 2:48AM0.53m | 3:46PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 453 | 453 | 379 | 269 | 299 | 730 | 683 | 784 | 711 | 711 | 701 | 553 | 545 | 589 | 538 | 581 | 485 | 424 | 373 | 412 | 406 | 362 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 234 | 334 | 330 | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 417 | 979 | 1360 | 3873 | 1360 | 1360 | 577 | 1048 | 1 | 0 | 2301 | 3826 | 1308 | 938 | 1048 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 2390 | 3346 | 1308 | 1039 |
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