West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
29.3° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
NNE
2.5
N
2.5
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.7
NNE
2.2
N
2.4
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999999999999999911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15551647166416641523139112401126104110799765594133703394944945374117158751016798593
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
1.10
1:23PM
1.31
4:55AM
1.17
3:05PM
1.32
5:35AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.56
7:38AM
1.07
9:22PM
0.51
9:51AM
0.99
10:29PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.85
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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Sunset6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------
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Rain (mm)
21111211---------11-----
Temp. °C272727272727272727272727272727272626262626262727
Feels °C (?)272726272727262625262526272727262525252524242626
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