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Palplanche Surf Photo: 'Palplanches back in the days' by Lunan

Lat Long: 0.62° S 8.71° E

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Palplanche sea temperature is

25.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	SSW	S
	14 s	on	8 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW	SW	SSW	S
	14 s	on	9 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 April at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSW
	14 s	cross- off	13 s	17 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 April at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	16 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 April at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		SSW	S
	15 s	cross- off		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		SSW	S
	15 s	cross- off		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE		S	SSW
	15 s	off		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		SSW	S
	15 s	glass		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW
	15 s	cross	5 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	5 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW		SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW	SSW
	13 s	cross- on		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Palplanche around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 40 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.3 ft). Range 1.98m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Palplanche Surf Photo: 'Palplanches back in the days' by Lunan

A very unique surf spot , easy takeoffs and close wave to the beach , easy for paddling out , unfortunately it is very uncommon to find waves it works less then 10 times a year recently

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User: Lunan (2 photos)

Country: Gabon (5 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:40 am 18 Apr 2020