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Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 344 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m 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 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the 16-day window for Royal Palms State Beach is a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, and there's not a single standout in the whole run. Honestly, if you're checking the charts, you might as well take a break.
Right off the bat, Thursday morning the 30th of July kicks things off but it's not good. We've got a 2ft swell out of the SSW with a long 16-second period, and a combined energy of 369. That means there's some energy in the water, but the wind is onshore from the SW at 6 mph, ruining any chance of clean waves. It’s a classic case of a beautiful-looking swell that gets torn up by the wind. This pattern just keeps repeating.
We slide into Friday, still the same deal, with a 3ft swell, but the wind stays a problem. There's no real change all the way through the first week. The swell drops off into the 1ft to 2ft range through the start of August, and the combined energy falls away too, dipping below 100 a few times. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, messing up what little surf there is.
Even when we get a little bump in period – like around the 7th of August with a 19-second interval – the wave direction is still SSW and the wind is cross-onshore, so it's just clean lines being chopped up. There's a tiny spike in energy on the 11th of August (285) with a 2ft, 18-second swell, but again, the same old wind story. The overall pattern is just flat and choppy, day after day.
For the whole 16-day run, there is absolutely nothing that qualifies as a good surf day. This is a spot that rarely breaks well in these conditions, and this forecast is a perfect example of that. It’s one of those frustrating runs where you just have to wait for the next weather pattern to shake things up.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, but don't bother waxing up for this one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
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 kJ | 284 | 215 | 193 | 213 | 269 | 168 | 57 | 85 | 99 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 60 | 56 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.23m | 11:19AM1.62m | 10:16PM2.17m | 11:44AM1.67m | 10:50PM2.06m | 12:10PM1.72m | 11:26PM1.90m | 12:38PM1.78m | 00:07AM1.71m | 1:10PM1.84m | 1:00AM1.50m | 1:49PM1.90m | 2:19AM1.30m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.21m | 4:11PM1.01m | 5:18AM0.28m | 4:50PM0.99m | 5:42AM0.37m | 5:34PM0.97m | 6:06AM0.49m | 6:25PM0.94m | 6:30AM0.64m | 7:28PM0.91m | 6:56AM0.79m | 8:49PM0.86m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 284 | 215 | 193 | 213 | 269 | 168 | 21 | 31 | 99 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 56 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | W 6 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 138 | 128 | 72 | 16 | 33 | 57 | 85 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 60 | 38 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | SSE 9 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 26 | — | 52 | 55 | 16 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 41 | 37 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 156 | 127 | 10 | 41 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 9 | 10 | 156 | 9 |
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