Palplanche Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.62° S 8.71° E

Palplanche 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Palplanche sea temperature is
24.7° C
0.6° 

Palplanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
538
538
413
396
384
373
412
406
400
342
336
331
326
238
230
196
152
154
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
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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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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