Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 318 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 208 | 205 | 175 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 55 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.31m | 7:01AM1.38m | 7:29PM1.20m | 7:32AM1.27m | 8:11PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.33m | 1:20PM0.31m | 1:24AM0.44m | 2:01PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 337 | 318 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 208 | 205 | 175 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 77 | 25 | 73 | 99 | 52 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 23 | — | 21 | 18 | 55 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2301 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 | 417 | 1048 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 | 1360 | 1048 | 1039 | 577 | 1832 | 3665 | 3942 | 1316 | 1308 |
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