Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 565 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 21s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Gotta keep it real – this is a long, flat stretch for our coast. There’s basically one tiny window that’s worth your time, so mark it down.
The overall story is mostly poor surf conditions for nearly two weeks. The combined swell energy is mostly weak to moderate – numbers sit in the low to mid hundreds (e.g., 286, 328, and later drop to 74). That’s not much to work with. Water temp is running way warmer than normal – about 4° above average – so it feels like a bathtub at Royal Palms State Beach.
Your only real standout is Saturday morning, July 25th. That’s the one. You’ve got a clean 0.7m swell from the SW, glassy smooth with barely a breath of wind. The swell period is 21 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell, so the waves will have proper shape and power, and at this reef and point setup, they should wrap in nicely. Just know this spot is inconsistent, so be ready for some lulls between sets. The combined energy is moderate at 521, so there’s enough juice.
Saturday afternoon the wind turns onshore and messes everything up, so don’t wait.
After that, it’s a long dry spell. From Sunday July 26th right through to Friday August 7th, there’s almost nothing. The swell stays tiny – mostly 0.4m to 0.9m – and every session has cross-on, cross, or onshore wind with poor conditions. There’s a brief glassy moment on Thursday morning July 30th, but the swell is weak (0.8m, 16s period) and energy is only 328 – surfable but very ordinary.
If you kitesurf, the afternoons with moderate cross-onshore winds and chop give you something, but for paddle surfing, Saturday morning the 25th is the only real call.
Hang in there – forecasts can shift, and it never stays this quiet for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 105 | 184 | 368 | 217 | 368 | 467 | 355 | 546 | 480 | 470 | 455 | 553 | 507 | 414 | 528 | 510 | 417 | 318 | 397 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.95m | 8:40AM1.37m | 6:36PM2.01m | 9:12AM1.43m | 7:20PM2.08m | 9:38AM1.48m | 7:59PM2.16m | 10:03AM1.51m | 8:35PM2.22m | 10:28AM1.54m | 9:10PM2.25m | 10:53AM1.58m | 9:43PM2.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM1.23m | 1:40AM0.50m | 12:04PM1.26m | 2:19AM0.40m | 1:00PM1.24m | 2:53AM0.31m | 1:44PM1.20m | 3:25AM0.24m | 2:22PM1.14m | 3:55AM0.20m | 2:58PM1.09m | 4:24AM0.19m | 3:34PM1.05m | 4:52AM0.21m | |||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 69 | 102 | 123 | 41 | 108 | 368 | 467 | 355 | 546 | 480 | 470 | 455 | 553 | 507 | 414 | 528 | 510 | 417 | 318 | 397 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 73 | 184 | 161 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | W 10 | S 10 | SE 16 | S 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 110 | 105 | 66 | 368 | 217 | 63 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 99 | 20 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 83 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 158 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 9 |
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