Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SSW swell with 240 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s 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 Wednesday (Aug 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 0.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. 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 (Wed 5th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it.
Honestly, this outlook is a tough one. For the next sixteen days, Royal Palms State Beach (a reef and point setup) is seeing a very consistent but very low-energy southwest swell running throughout. The issue is that the wave height stays tiny, ranging from about 1ft to 3ft, with no real push. The combined swell energy does climb at times, hitting moderate numbers like 233 and even a strong 420 towards mid-month, but those numbers are misleading—the height just isn’t there to turn that energy into rideable waves.
Because the swell is so small, the quality is poor every day. The winds are almost always a cross-onshore or onshore breeze, which is just adding chop to an already flat situation. You’ll get some light wind moments on the mornings of August 12th, 13th, and the morning of the 15th, but the swell is still too weak and mixed up. The water temp is sitting at 73°F on the 4th, which is a staggering 7°F much warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s very unusual, and you’ll feel it.
There’s no standout day here, no session to get excited about. The entire 16-day window is essentially a blank run. For a sheltered spot like this, a long stretch with no real surf is more normal than you’d hope. If you absolutely have to get wet, the morning of August 15th or the 16th offers the cleanest conditions with light W/SW winds and the swell peaking around 2–3ft, but don’t expect much more than a knee-high dribbler.
Honestly, the chop and small waves make this look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer right now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
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 kJ | 56 | 102 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 81 | 146 | 143 | 174 | 172 | 147 | 223 | 125 | 121 | 120 | 105 | 101 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.30m | 2:40PM1.95m | 4:36AM1.19m | 3:45PM2.02m | 6:57AM1.25m | 4:59PM2.12m | 8:00AM1.37m | 6:08PM2.24m | 8:39AM1.49m | 7:08PM2.37m | 9:14AM1.59m | 8:02PM2.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.86m | 7:26AM0.94m | 10:27PM0.73m | 8:09AM1.09m | 11:55PM0.54m | 9:37AM1.21m | 1:00AM0.33m | 11:25AM1.23m | 1:52AM0.15m | 12:44PM1.17m | 2:37AM0.01m | 1:45PM1.06m | 3:18AM-0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 102 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 146 | 65 | 174 | 172 | 147 | 223 | 125 | 121 | 120 | 105 | 101 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 56 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 81 | 83 | 143 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 97 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 12 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 12 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 9 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 10 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 10 | 146 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
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