Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Royal Palms State Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Royal Palms State Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break this down.
The 16-day stretch for Royal Palms State Beach is mostly small, wind-bumped, and uninspiring – but there are a couple of glassy mornings that’ll have you grinning.
Saturday morning, August 29th, is the standout: 0.8m of SSW swell with a 17-second period. That’s a long-running groundswell that’ll wrap nicely into the point, with combined energy reading 461 – moderate but punchy. Wind is glassy. Clean as a whistle. It’s a spot that rarely breaks well, so this one’s special. Just keep in mind it can get crowded.
Then Sunday morning, September 6th, offers another clean window: glassy conditions, 0.7m of SSW swell at 15 seconds. Lighter energy at 216, but the surface will be smooth. Water temp is running much warmer than average for the season – about 3° above normal – so you might be able to shed some rubber.
Between those two, it’s largely cross-onshore chop, small surf, and messy conditions. Swell never tops 1m on the height, so size is never a worry for beginners, but the quality is the real letdown. Nothing gets over 2.5m, so it never pushes into expert-only territory.
Towards the end, around September 8th, a fresh cross-shore breeze and lumpy conditions make it look more interesting for kite surfing than traditional paddle surfing.
Royal Palms is inconsistent, so when those two glassy mornings line up, you jump on ‘em.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 103 | 209 | 180 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 119 | 186 | 125 | 480 | 373 | 402 | 392 | 249 | 239 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.54m | 7:41PM2.10m | 9:25AM1.60m | 8:16PM2.17m | 9:44AM1.66m | 8:51PM2.19m | 10:04AM1.73m | 9:25PM2.16m | 10:25AM1.81m | 10:00PM2.08m | 10:48AM1.89m | 10:38PM1.95m | 11:13AM1.95m | 11:18PM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM1.16m | 2:54AM0.28m | 2:11PM1.06m | 3:20AM0.24m | 2:46PM0.96m | 3:44AM0.25m | 3:22PM0.87m | 4:08AM0.30m | 3:59PM0.78m | 4:31AM0.39m | 4:38PM0.71m | 4:54AM0.51m | 5:22PM0.67m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 100 | 173 | 169 | 127 | 24 | 209 | 180 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 186 | 26 | 96 | 60 | 402 | 210 | 96 | 239 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 12 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 24 | 119 | 104 | 11 | 71 | 119 | 45 | 65 | 480 | 373 | 28 | 392 | 249 | 15 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSW 19 | S 8 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 124 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 125 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 127 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 10 |
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