Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palplanche today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palplanche at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Palplanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 248 | 341 | 382 | 257 | 335 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 199 | 122 | 89 | 90 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 55 | 167 | 187 | 179 | 176 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.09m | 10:24PM1.03m | 9:56AM1.05m | 11:57PM1.10m | 11:39AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.50m | 3:57AM0.73m | 4:44PM0.52m | 5:34AM0.71m | 5:57PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 248 | 341 | 382 | 257 | 335 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 199 | 122 | 89 | 90 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 52 | 167 | 187 | 179 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 96 | — | — | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 56 | 55 | 3 | 40 | 32 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | — | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 55 | — | 3 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 10 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 117 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 123 | 0 | 1360 | 1360 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3346 | 1360 | 1360 | 417 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 |
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