Palplanche surf break

Palplanche surfForecast / Ogooue Maritime / Gabon

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 May 2026 WAT
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Palplanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Palplanche sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Palplanche today?

The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
99
130
123
121
120
138
170
121
118
118
116
114
113
108
74
72
71
71
71
71
56
55
53
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SSE
35
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:40PM1.40m
6:24AM1.27m
6:11PM1.34m
7:01AM1.21m
6:45PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.36m
00:04AM0.17m
12:11PM0.42m
00:40AM0.23m
12:48PM0.50m
1:21AM0.30m
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:23
6:23
6:23
6:23
1
1
1
5
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
24
29
28
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
21
99
130
123
121
120
138
170
121
118
118
116
114
113
108
74
15
71
71
71
71
56
55
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
7
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
7
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
102
21
10
21
20
20
28
28
20
9
9
9
8
13
72
13
14
18
16
18
18
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
8
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.3
SW
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
7
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
21
6
5
6
6
8
6
15
18
32
30
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
14
15
9
6
10
1
5
12
25
30
23
18
20
17
13
15
43
17
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
1360
1
0
77
77
417
1039
2581
3696
3458
3697
1360
77
77
77
77
123
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ogooue Maritime
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gabon
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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