West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 +09
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.1° C
(Which is 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 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111212111111111111111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)782694636558527527505497488471480480411396278273273268268263263268331349
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.57
9:37AM
1.81
11:25PM
1.46
10:31AM
1.69
12:41AM
1.39
11:40AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.89
4:31PM
0.13
4:28AM
0.99
5:39PM
0.27
5:59AM
1.04
7:00PM
0.37
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--5:50-------5:50-------5:50-----
Sunset------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------1---134
Temp. °C272626282929282727272728292928272727272829292827
Feels °C (?)292727293131302929302930313130303030303133333330
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our West Passage (Babelthuap) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest