West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is 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 9AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2
NNE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
NNE
2
NNE
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121313131312131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18041659141313911348145714571359117411551094109410941094971109411291112119211741118110011971236
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
1.91
8:00PM
1.81
7:37AM
1.95
8:44PM
1.77
8:13AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.45
1:24PM
-0.08
1:33AM
0.54
2:03PM
-0.12
2:08AM
0.65
2:46PM
-0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:50-----
Sunset------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272727272728272727262627272727272626262728272726
Feels °C (?)303030292930293030282930302930312929293032303029
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