Palplanche surf break

Palplanche surfForecast / Ogooue Maritime / Gabon

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 WAT
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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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Palplanche today?

The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
87
164
183
171
168
140
140
114
112
112
92
71
68
64
63
61
48
10
35
34
33
34
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM1.55m
4:11AM1.39m
4:13PM1.54m
4:44AM1.39m
4:42PM1.50m
5:17AM1.37m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.29m
9:54PM0.18m
9:55AM0.29m
10:26PM0.14m
10:29AM0.29m
10:57PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:24
6:24
6:23
6:23
2
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
29
31
30
29
30
31
29
30
30
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
26
27
27
27
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
Energy kJ
69
87
164
183
171
168
140
140
114
112
112
92
71
68
64
63
61
48
7
35
34
33
33
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
24
25
10
5
10
10
1
18
18
18
18
7
7
10
7
10
10
6
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
10
6
6
10
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
4
6
6
6
10
17
22
26
48
46
50
42
34
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1360
1360
1213
1218
145
0
0
1360
1360
1360
1360
577
577
417
577
577
938
938
1048
77
77
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Ogooue Maritime
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gabon
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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