Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, SSW swell with 746 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. 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 1.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) 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 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here.
Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Royal Palms State Beach are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. This is a sheltered reef and point break, and it’s a beginner spot, but it’s also inconsistent. The water is sitting at 73°, which is a massive 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, and it feels like a bathtub out there.
The only real window of opportunity, and I mean the only one, is the morning of Sunday the 6th. We’ve got a 3 ft SSW groundswell ticking in with a 13-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 514. The real story here is the wind: a glassy NNE breeze at 3 mph. That means the surface will be clean as a whistle. The swell direction is SW, which is what this spot wants to see. It’s not big, but for a beginner-friendly spot, it’s about as good as it gets in this quiet run.
After that, it’s a long, dry spell. From Sunday afternoon all the way through to Saturday the 19th, the conditions are consistently poor. The winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell heights are small. The dynamic energy drops from moderate (474) in the afternoon of the 4th, down to weak (128) by the 15th. There’s a few moments with long-period groundswell over 15 seconds, like the 17th and 18th, but the wind is just too messy to make it work. The combined energy spikes to 323 on the morning of the 18th, but with a cross-on wind and a 12 mph breeze, it’s going to be a choppy mess.
Honestly, the stand-out is that Sunday morning session on the 6th. It’s the only time the stars align. If you’re a beginner, that’s your window. Otherwise, the conditions are so poor that this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for the rest of the period.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 310 | 322 | 425 | 277 | 273 | 219 | 501 | 545 | 322 | 665 | 683 | 490 | 282 | 367 | 239 | 275 | 235 | 291 | 264 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.00m | 7:21AM1.38m | 4:51PM2.05m | 7:49AM1.50m | 6:06PM2.15m | 8:17AM1.63m | 7:06PM2.24m | 8:45AM1.75m | 7:57PM2.29m | 9:13AM1.86m | 8:44PM2.27m | 9:41AM1.96m | 9:28PM2.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.44m | 10:05AM1.32m | 00:46AM0.29m | 11:53AM1.24m | 1:34AM0.17m | 1:00PM1.09m | 2:14AM0.11m | 1:53PM0.92m | 2:50AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.76m | 3:23AM0.17m | 3:25PM0.63m | 3:54AM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 364 | 310 | 322 | 425 | 236 | 225 | 219 | 501 | 545 | 319 | 665 | 683 | 490 | 282 | 367 | 239 | 275 | 157 | 108 | 87 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | W 10 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 114 | 141 | 133 | 277 | 273 | 146 | 18 | 10 | 322 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 164 | 125 | 90 | 179 | 235 | 291 | 264 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 17 | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 5 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 12 | — | SW 19 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 43 | 59 | 44 | 48 | 18 | 149 | 3 | 10 | 12 | — | — | 17 | 6 | — | 94 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 | — | W 5 | W 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 3 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 72 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 72 | 72 | 27 | 72 | 51 | 0 | 72 | 51 | 5 | 103 | 127 | 47 |
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