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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 28 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
29.6° 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 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.6
NNE
1
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)99988101099988119910109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2372622221731691531461269997898297157217377356341339340340340307359
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassoffoffoffglassglasscross-
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		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
1.22
3:11PM
1.55
5:53AM
1.33
4:33PM
1.61
6:45AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.27
9:22AM
0.97
10:37PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.89
11:38PM
-0.03
11:51AM
0.77
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:08-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2--221-------1----------
Temp. °C272727262627282928272727272729292827272727272828
Feels °C (?)313232302931323331292930312931302929282829282828
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