Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 87 | 98 | 129 | 206 | 201 | 181 | 171 | 169 | 248 | 341 | 331 | 218 | 290 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 205 | 242 | 163 | 122 | 89 | 90 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.17m | 8:48PM1.05m | 8:24AM1.09m | 10:24PM1.03m | 9:56AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.43m | 2:32AM0.67m | 3:23PM0.50m | 3:57AM0.73m | 4:44PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 201 | 181 | 171 | 169 | 248 | 341 | 331 | 218 | 290 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 205 | 242 | 163 | 122 | 89 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 78 | 98 | 129 | 206 | 73 | 71 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 76 | 2 | 79 | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 53 | 23 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 12 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1048 | 77 | 1075 | 1360 | 2578 | 1832 | 1832 | 1048 | 417 | 1 | 1 | 1360 | 2301 | 1360 | 123 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 |
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