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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 18 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 1.2°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 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)7788887131313131212101099121212101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36263028282827615959585451314964545554535374103101
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.73
8:01AM
1.55
7:16PM
1.80
8:28AM
1.61
7:52PM
1.84
8:55AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.02
1:22PM
0.71
1:53AM
0.02
1:52PM
0.68
2:22AM
0.05
2:24PM
0.65
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:04-------6:04-------6:05-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------121---21----------
Temp. °C282827272728282828282727272828282828282727282828
Feels °C (?)303130313133323232323030313231303030302929313030
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