Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 522 | 537 | 353 | 222 | 530 | 545 | 501 | 501 | 413 | 443 | 424 | 313 | 304 | 249 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.52m | 6:07AM1.65m | 6:16PM1.47m | 6:41AM1.61m | 6:56PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.21m | 11:46PM0.08m | 12:16PM0.19m | 00:21AM0.13m | 12:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
405 | 522 | 537 | 353 | 222 | 530 | 545 | 501 | 501 | 413 | 443 | 424 | 313 | 304 | 249 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
32 | 28 | 1 | 167 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2301 | 2301 | 1360 | 1048 | 1201 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 3832 | 1048 | 1308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1048 | 2301 | 1350 |
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