
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
280 | 268 | 264 | 232 | 253 | 180 | 178 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 104 | 122 | 73 | 122 | 75 | 78 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.40m | 8:09AM1.52m | 8:05PM1.30m | 8:51AM1.44m | 8:54PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.38m | 1:29AM0.14m | 2:08PM0.43m | 2:10AM0.27m | 2:57PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
280 | 268 | 264 | 232 | 253 | 180 | 178 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 104 | 122 | 73 | 122 | 75 | 78 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 7 | NW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
3 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1360 | 1048 | 1048 | 1039 | 0 | 0 | 1039 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1308 | 1 | 1 | 1360 | 2390 | 1308 | 1308 |
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