Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with 778 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m 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 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 8PM. 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 (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here with a look at the next 16 days for Royal Palms State Beach.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the surf quality is a real struggle. The first solid recommendation doesn’t pop up until Monday, September 7th. So we’ve got a solid week of poor conditions to wade through before anything worth paddling out for shows up.
The entire period is dominated by small, SSW swell with long periods over 14 seconds at times. That much groundswell can offer shape, but here, at a sheltered reef and point, it just doesn’t have the energy to do much with the constant cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is moderate at best, topping out just over 500 (569) for one session, but don’t be fooled—the quality just isn’t there.
If we had to pick the best of the bunch, it’s the morning of Monday, September 7th. We get a brief window of glassy conditions with a light SW wind. Swell is tiny, about 2 ft from the SSW, so it won't scare you, but it’s the only time the ocean looks clean enough to make something happen. The water temp is sitting at around 74°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—over 7°F above average, so that’s a real treat if you’re in the water.
The rest is just choppy and messy. Even when the wind is light, it’s usually from the wrong direction. This setup is so marginal and inconsistent that this blank run feels pretty normal for the area. If you’re desperate for a paddle on that Monday morning, you might snag a few, but don’t expect much. Anything over September 7th fades back into the same old cross-onshore chop with no real improvement in quality.
That’s the call for now. Stay patient.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 475 | 373 | 402 | 430 | 279 | 242 | 180 | 134 | 110 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 141 | 229 | 303 | 273 | 229 | 515 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00PM2.08m | 10:48AM1.89m | 10:38PM1.95m | 11:13AM1.95m | 11:18PM1.78m | 11:41AM2.00m | 00:06AM1.58m | 12:15PM2.03m | 1:09AM1.38m | 12:57PM2.03m | 2:54AM1.23m | 1:57PM2.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.78m | 4:31AM0.39m | 4:38PM0.71m | 4:54AM0.51m | 5:22PM0.67m | 5:18AM0.65m | 6:12PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.81m | 7:14PM0.65m | 6:06AM0.96m | 8:35PM0.64m | 6:31AM1.11m | 10:16PM0.58m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 475 | 373 | 402 | 248 | 91 | 242 | 88 | 33 | 110 | 19 | 68 | 66 | 141 | 229 | 303 | 273 | 189 | 515 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 125 | 33 | 51 | 15 | 392 | 279 | 15 | 180 | 134 | 75 | 68 | 13 | 45 | 79 | 70 | 13 | 138 | 229 | 13 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | SSE 9 | W 5 | S 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 86 | 14 | 40 | 36 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 55 | 430 | — | 58 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 10 | 156 | 127 | 23 | 21 | 127 | 31 | 72 | 4 | 11 |
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