Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with 339 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Royal Palms State Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) 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 (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at the charts for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you, it's a pretty grim stretch for the most part. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of small, messy, or just plain poor conditions. The first real chance of anything worthwhile doesn't show up until the weekend of the 19th, so we're talking about a gap of over a week with nothing to really recommend.
The only spot we've got data for is Royal Palms State Beach. It's a sheltered reef and point setup, so it takes a bit of swell to get it going, and it's described as "inconsistent" as it is. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
For the first half of the window, from Wednesday the 8th right through to the 18th, it's a write-off. We're seeing tiny surf, mostly around 1.0 ft to 3 ft, with a long period groundswell but the wind is almost always a cross-on or onshore breeze, just chopping everything up. The energy is weak to moderate at best. It's just not worth paddling out for.
Now, there is a glimmer. On the morning of Sunday, July 19th, we get a bit of a pulse. The swell picks up to 4 ft out of the SSE, with a long period of 15 seconds. The wind is light and variable, almost glassy, out of the SSW. That's the best we're going to see. The combined energy is moderate, so there's some push behind it. But even then, it's only a "marginal" call, likely due to the tide. The afternoon gets choppy again with a cross-on wind, so you'd want to be on it early. It's a long wait for a short window, and even then, it's not a sure thing.
After that, it's back to small, messy surf for the rest of the forecast. The consistency is low and the forecasts can change, but as it stands, this is a period for tuning up your gear or finding something else to do. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 339 | 306 | 298 | 223 | 284 | 209 | 191 | 188 | 193 | 196 | 170 | 183 | 178 | 108 | 139 | 73 | 69 | 58 | 89 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30PM2.00m | 6:07AM1.26m | 5:23PM2.14m | 7:36AM1.33m | 6:18PM2.29m | 8:38AM1.42m | 7:12PM2.43m | 9:27AM1.51m | 8:05PM2.53m | 10:11AM1.58m | 8:57PM2.58m | 10:54AM1.64m | 9:46PM2.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.93m | 00:04AM0.66m | 10:18AM1.04m | 1:05AM0.41m | 11:28AM1.11m | 1:58AM0.18m | 12:36PM1.13m | 2:47AM0.00m | 1:38PM1.10m | 3:34AM-0.12m | 2:35PM1.05m | 4:19AM-0.16m | 3:30PM1.00m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 339 | 163 | 298 | 223 | 284 | 209 | 191 | 188 | 193 | 196 | 170 | 183 | 178 | 108 | 139 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 89 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 15 | S 14 | W 5 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 268 | 15 | 306 | 38 | 68 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 21 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSW 15 | W 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 59 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 138 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 156 | 72 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 0 |
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