Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 103 | 132 | 115 | 148 | 148 | 112 | 152 | 166 | 169 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 309 | 407 | 293 | 322 | 268 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.57m | 6:44AM1.62m | 6:37PM1.50m | 7:27AM1.59m | 7:20PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.29m | 00:07AM-0.03m | 12:35PM0.32m | 00:49AM0.04m | 1:22PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 103 | 96 | 92 | 148 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 89 | 169 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 232 | 309 | 407 | 293 | 322 | 268 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 66 | 68 | 115 | 43 | 148 | 55 | 152 | 166 | 31 | 60 | 58 | 24 | 45 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | WSW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | 132 | 7 | — | 42 | 79 | 40 | 25 | 43 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1048 | 938 | 1039 | 1832 | 2390 | 2301 | 1048 | 1048 | 1048 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1201 | 1201 | 1048 | 1039 | 938 | 938 | 938 | 1832 | 2390 |
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