Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period, SSW swell with 610 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW 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 Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s is also forecast. 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 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’ll be honest with you, it’s a tough stretch for the next 16 days. We’ve got Royal Palms State Beach, a sheltered reef and point, but it’s inconsistent and it’s showing it. The water is a very unusual 71° right now, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year.
The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 20th through Wednesday the 22nd, the swell is small, cross-on, and the wave comment is just “poor.” The combined energy is weak, sitting around 285 to 320 (weak energy). There’s nothing to get excited about.
Thursday the 23rd is more of the same, with a little more energy (380 to 472) but still cross-on and choppy. It’s a long, flat spell of poor surf.
Friday the 24th brings a bit of a weird one. The swell is tiny at 2ft to 1ft, but the period jumps to 24 seconds – that’s a very long period groundswell. The energy jumps to 631 (moderate wave energy) but the wind is still cross-on, so it’s marginal at best. It’s just not coming together.
Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are similar – the period is still long, around 19-21 seconds, with moderate energy (521 to 595), but the wind stays cross-on or cross-shore. The surf stays poor.
The pattern doesn’t really change as we move into the following week. From Monday the 27th through to Thursday the 31st, we see energy levels in the moderate to strong range (563 to 830), but it’s all cross-on wind. The wave comment is consistently “poor.” The swell direction is SSW, but the optimum for this spot is SW, so it’s not doing us any favors.
The biggest energy spike comes on Friday the 31st of July, with 4ft to 4ft of SSE swell and a 15-second period, giving us 790 to 830 energy (strong wave energy). But the wind is on or cross-on, ruining the shape. It’s a lot of water moving around, but it’s a mess.
The first week of August sees the energy drop off. Saturday the 1st has 4ft at 14 seconds, but it’s cross-on and choppy. By Monday the 3rd, the energy has collapsed to 121 (weak energy), and it’s just poor surf fading into nothing.
Honestly, there are no standout days here. The best on offer might be the morning of the 31st of July, with that 4ft to 4ft SSE swell, if the wind glassed off, but it’s cross-on, so it’s not going to be clean. The consistent cross-on wind and the fact that the swell direction is slightly off the optimum means this spot is a miss for the whole period. For a spot that’s already inconsistent, this is a painful run. It’s a blank-out until the end of the month, and even then it’s a maybe.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 201 | 175 | 481 | 201 | 291 | 239 | 183 | 200 | 222 | 280 | 289 | 368 | 217 | 368 | 404 | 355 | 546 | 480 | 330 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.88m | 3:49AM1.29m | 4:02PM1.89m | 6:02AM1.23m | 4:55PM1.91m | 7:47AM1.30m | 5:48PM1.95m | 8:40AM1.37m | 6:36PM2.01m | 9:12AM1.43m | 7:20PM2.08m | 9:38AM1.48m | 7:59PM2.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.79m | 10:17PM0.88m | 8:50AM0.98m | 11:45PM0.76m | 9:39AM1.13m | 00:51AM0.63m | 10:51AM1.23m | 1:40AM0.50m | 12:04PM1.26m | 2:19AM0.40m | 1:00PM1.24m | 2:53AM0.31m | 1:44PM1.20m | 3:25AM0.24m | |||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 193 | 201 | 175 | 481 | 201 | 291 | 239 | 183 | 95 | 222 | 280 | 131 | 219 | 206 | 368 | 150 | 145 | 546 | 480 | 330 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | W 4 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 8 | S 14 | W 6 | SW 26 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 88 | 84 | 3 | 123 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 200 | 35 | 105 | 289 | 44 | 23 | 27 | 404 | 355 | 125 | 98 | 79 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 18 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 12 | W 6 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 16 | 46 | 26 | 73 | 178 | 123 | 31 | 66 | 368 | 217 | 99 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 28 | 42 | 134 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 156 | 10 | 72 | 83 | 10 | 10 | 127 | 10 | 72 | 83 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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