Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 257 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 232 | 215 | 180 | 178 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 104 | 148 | 73 | 95 | 75 | 78 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.59m | 7:20PM1.40m | 8:09AM1.52m | 8:05PM1.30m | 8:51AM1.44m | 8:54PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.38m | 1:29AM0.14m | 2:08PM0.43m | 2:10AM0.27m | 2:57PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 407 | 257 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 232 | 215 | 180 | 178 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 104 | 148 | 73 | 95 | 75 | 78 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 7 | NW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 6 | SSW 7 | NW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 1 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1039 | 1 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1360 | 1360 | 1308 | 1360 |
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