
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
476 | 469 | 456 | 390 | 342 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 167 | 159 | 154 | 174 | 98 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 57 | 51 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.29m | 2:34PM1.52m | 3:30AM1.40m | 3:30PM1.57m | 4:23AM1.50m | 4:21PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.36m | 8:59PM0.08m | 9:12AM0.31m | 9:51PM-0.00m | 10:08AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
476 | 469 | 456 | 390 | 342 | 323 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 167 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 98 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 57 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 29 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 15 | 65 | 10 | 174 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 48 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 16 | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 11 | — | SW 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 65 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | 56 | — | 10 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 19 | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1039 | 1039 | 77 | 417 | 1832 | 1832 | 1832 | 2390 | 1048 | 1048 | 1048 | 1 | 1832 | 3697 | 1048 | 1308 | 938 | 1048 | 1039 | 1 | 2390 | 3697 | 2419 | 1048 |
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