Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 241 | 138 | 124 | 136 | 394 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 130 | 120 | 92 | 71 | 240 | 69 | 89 | 112 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 75 | 108 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.61m | 5:22PM1.45m | 5:25AM1.53m | 5:54PM1.38m | 5:53AM1.44m | 6:27PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.18m | 11:06AM0.10m | 11:11PM0.23m | 11:38AM0.12m | 11:44PM0.30m | 12:11PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 277 | 241 | 138 | 124 | 136 | 242 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 130 | 120 | 92 | 71 | 33 | 69 | 89 | 112 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 75 | 108 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 89 | 54 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 75 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 2 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 62 | 45 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 394 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 240 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 417 | 0 | 417 | 1360 | 1360 | 1048 | 1360 | 1048 | 417 | 417 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 582 | 1360 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 417 |
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