Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 136 | 124 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 114 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 78 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 114 | 92 | 215 | 215 | 88 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.20m | 00:32AM1.00m | 12:32PM1.18m | 1:45AM1.04m | 1:35PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.51m | 5:51AM0.62m | 7:04PM0.46m | 7:03AM0.61m | 8:01PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 124 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 114 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 114 | 92 | 215 | 215 | 88 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 78 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 89 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 68 | 41 | 63 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 39 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 46 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 | 1048 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 1308 | 938 | 938 | 938 | 77 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 1308 | 938 |
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