Surf Forecasts:
Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 534 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 20s. 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 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. 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 (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty.
Honestly, mate, it’s a tough one out there at Royal Palms State Beach. Looking over the whole 16 days, I’ve got to tell you straight up – it’s a flat spell. We’ve got nothing but poor surf conditions the entire run. There are no standout days, no real windows to get excited about. It’s going to be a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and tricky winds.
Let’s walk through it from the start, Thursday the 13th of August. We’ve got a tiny 2 ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a 16-second period, but the energy is weak, only 151 in the water. Light onshore breeze from the SSW isn’t doing it any favours either. That’s pretty much the story for the next couple of weeks. The swell height never even cracks 3 ft, and while the period hangs around 14 to 19 seconds – suggesting some long-range groundswell – the wave energy is consistently moderate at best, hovering between 105 and 381.
For the entire forecast period, the wind is a constant issue. It’s mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with speeds picking up from light breezes to moderate 16 mph gusts on the afternoon of Sunday the 23rd of August. That makes for choppy, messy conditions. The few times we get a light onshore breeze, the energy is still too low to produce anything rideable. This setup really looks more suited for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer – the wind and small, weak swell just won’t produce a decent wave for a board.
As for the break itself, Royal Palms is an inconsistent reef and point that’s sheltered and needs a solid SW swell to work. That’s just not coming through in this window. The water temperature anomaly isn’t provided, so I can’t comment on how weird the water feels compared to usual for this time of year. But honestly, with waves this poor, you might not even want to get wet.
To be blunt, if you’re hanging out for a surf, you’re looking at a blank run. The area just isn’t producing. Forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing on the table.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 124 | 164 | 188 | 137 | 211 | 534 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 306 | 217 | 214 | 186 | 140 | 136 | 146 | 107 | 142 | 209 | 164 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.85m | 10:23PM2.29m | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:08PM2.08m | 12:01PM1.95m | 11:54PM1.84m | 12:35PM1.95m | 00:44AM1.59m | 1:11PM1.93m | 1:48AM1.36m | 1:51PM1.88m | 3:40AM1.21m | 2:44PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.77m | 5:06AM0.17m | 5:08PM0.73m | 5:38AM0.36m | 6:00PM0.73m | 6:07AM0.57m | 6:56PM0.76m | 6:33AM0.78m | 8:03PM0.79m | 6:56AM0.97m | 9:28PM0.80m | 7:11AM1.13m | 11:09PM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 |
| kJ | 124 | 164 | 188 | 104 | 211 | 534 | 330 | 326 | 318 | 306 | 217 | 214 | 47 | 140 | 120 | 95 | 56 | 123 | 61 | 164 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | W 4 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 75 | 137 | 103 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 186 | 32 | 136 | 146 | 107 | 142 | 209 | 16 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | W 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 67 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 4 | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 52 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 156 | 32 | 10 | 127 | 19 | 156 | 64 | 40 | 156 | 156 | 11 | 127 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 9 |
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