Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 96 | 57 | 101 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 114 | 164 | 206 | 201 | 181 | 171 | 206 | 248 | 393 | 331 | 257 | 208 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.25m | 7:46PM1.12m | 7:30AM1.17m | 8:48PM1.05m | 8:24AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.34m | 1:36AM0.57m | 2:16PM0.43m | 2:32AM0.67m | 3:23PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 96 | 57 | 101 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 114 | 129 | 84 | 201 | 181 | 171 | 206 | 248 | 393 | 331 | 257 | 208 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 78 | 98 | 37 | 206 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 110 | 113 | 2 | — | 59 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | WSW 14 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 19 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 57 | — | — | 53 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 164 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1218 | 1 | 1 | 1360 | 1360 | 1 | 1360 | 938 | 1048 | 417 | 1360 | 1360 | 2581 | 2419 | 1360 | 417 | 417 | 1 | 1 | 1360 | 1360 | 1308 | 1048 |
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