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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
29.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)677888888999888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1772402342572512642572572713062702191608763644951514949373837
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
WSW
0
SW
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		glassoffglasscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
1.49
6:29AM
1.32
5:13PM
1.55
7:04AM
1.40
6:00PM
1.64
7:33AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.25
11:32AM
0.87
12:11AM
0.14
12:14PM
0.81
12:48AM
0.07
12:50PM
0.76
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset6:02-------6:02-------6:04-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21--11122---------------
Temp. °C282828282828282828282827272828282827272626272828
Feels °C (?)293030303030303132313130303130313231323030313233
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