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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 07 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
29.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.7
NNE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)981298111111111010101010101099999889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1991501261451421731351351671581491161141021091079298116111123118173185
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.70
9:37PM
1.80
10:38AM
1.68
10:23PM
1.67
11:13AM
1.66
11:12PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.69
4:05AM
0.23
4:26PM
0.69
4:43AM
0.41
5:17PM
0.68
5:22AM
0.57
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset-5:59-------5:59--------6:00-----
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292928272727272728282727272626272728272727282828
Feels °C (?)313231303029302930312930302929292930282828282828
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