Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 538 | 538 | 413 | 396 | 384 | 373 | 412 | 406 | 400 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 230 | 196 | 152 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.08m | 9:10AM1.19m | 10:05PM0.98m | 10:15AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.45m | 2:48AM0.53m | 3:46PM0.51m | 3:45AM0.63m | 5:02PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 545 | 538 | 538 | 413 | 396 | 384 | 373 | 412 | 406 | 400 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 238 | 230 | 196 | 152 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2390 | 2301 | 1048 | 1040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 1360 | 1360 | 938 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 1360 | 2301 | 1308 | 577 |
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