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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 30 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
29.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 12PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)899101010101099999999999109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116203246441434474480470471424360360400315315391391406415497506551586573
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.33
4:33PM
1.61
6:45AM
1.46
5:40PM
1.72
7:24AM
1.56
6:35PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.89
11:38PM
-0.03
11:51AM
0.77
12:29AM
-0.14
12:39PM
0.64
1:12AM
-0.18
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----6:08-------6:08-------6:08---
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---------------1111-1-1
Temp. °C272829292828272727282829282727272728292928282727
Feels °C (?)293031313131282828282829292828282930303029292829
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