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Palplanche surfForecast / Ogooue Maritime / Gabon
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Palplanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Palplanche sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Palplanche today?
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 73 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 71 | 104 | 69 | 143 | 107 | 144 | 146 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM 1.09 | 11:17PM 1.32 | 11:29AM 1.06 | 12:11AM 1.32 | 12:41PM 1.07 | 12:59AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.44 | 5:29AM 0.60 | 5:12PM 0.51 | 6:31AM 0.54 | 6:12PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
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