Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 268 | 235 | 154 | 191 | 335 | 367 | 362 | 403 | 372 | 305 | 297 | 284 | 280 | 272 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 249 | 205 | 380 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:56PM1.43m | 3:23AM1.64m | 3:36PM1.48m | 3:56AM1.67m | 4:13PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.32m | 8:52PM0.17m | 9:27AM0.22m | 9:30PM0.15m | 10:02AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 175 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 191 | 335 | 367 | 362 | 403 | 372 | 305 | 297 | 284 | 280 | 272 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 249 | 205 | 380 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 268 | 235 | 125 | 152 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 90 | 89 | 89 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 24 | 154 | 23 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 41 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 75 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 1360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2301 | 2301 | 1360 | 979 | 938 | 1048 | 938 | 145 | 1360 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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