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 (1.0m), 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 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 384 | 373 | 412 | 309 | 444 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 238 | 202 | 196 | 152 | 154 | 164 | 170 | 167 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.19m | 10:05PM0.98m | 10:15AM1.11m | 11:54PM0.95m | 11:51AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.51m | 3:45AM0.63m | 5:02PM0.54m | 5:09AM0.68m | 6:30PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 396 | 384 | 373 | 412 | 309 | 444 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 238 | 202 | 196 | 152 | 154 | 164 | 170 | 167 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 938 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 2301 | 2390 | 1308 | 417 | 1048 | 577 | 417 | 123 | 1360 | 3349 | 1360 | 1308 |
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