Palplanche Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.62° S 8.71° E

Palplanche WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Palplanche sea temperature is
24.7° C
0.4° 

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


Palplanche surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period, SW swell with 379 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Palplanche this week:

The surf forecast for Palplanche over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Palplanche in the next 16 days are 1.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (WAT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2ft (0.6m) 12s
Best Surf 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2ft (0.6m) 12s
Most Powerful 4PM (Sat 22nd Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Palplanche over the next 16 days.


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