West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 08 Mar 2026 +09
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West Passage (Babelthuap) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Passage (Babelthuap) sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today?

The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)1312121212121214131313101112101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10831016984106210981045108719696306406795228461216922511551480600522578726619736
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
1.72
10:13PM
1.53
9:59AM
1.66
10:53PM
1.40
10:31AM
1.58
11:42PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.28
3:42AM
0.67
4:22PM
0.35
4:05AM
0.79
5:04PM
0.44
4:27AM
0.89
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--6:13-------6:13-------6:13-----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
242142111---1---11255432
Temp. °C282828272626262625252626262627272828272626262626
Feels °C (?)333232313129282827273030313031313129292829292928
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