Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 130 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 49 | 64 | 66 | 84 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 99 | 89 | 69 | 57 | 69 | 44 | 79 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.27m | 8:11PM1.09m | 8:09AM1.16m | 9:15PM0.99m | 9:09AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.44m | 2:01PM0.39m | 2:04AM0.55m | 2:53PM0.48m | 3:01AM0.65m | 4:10PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 134 | 130 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 20 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 69 | 57 | 69 | 44 | 79 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 89 | 62 | 46 | 45 | 44 | — | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 12 | — | — | W 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 7 | 20 | 19 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 8 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 6 | 64 | 66 | 84 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 71 | — | — | — | 4 | 51 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1048 | 1039 | 938 | 1360 | 2301 | 3942 | 2390 | 1360 | 1048 | 1048 | 1039 | 1832 | 3696 | 3640 | 2530 | 1832 | 938 | 1039 | 938 | 938 | 3608 | 3608 | 1360 | 1360 |
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