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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 30 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 1.6°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 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.1
NE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)10101010999999999109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434474480470405360360367400315315391400435477506517495586520688637561573
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.61
6:45AM
1.46
5:40PM
1.72
7:24AM
1.56
6:35PM
1.82
7:57AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
-0.03
11:51AM
0.77
12:29AM
-0.14
12:39PM
0.64
1:12AM
-0.18
1:21PM
0.53
Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------111-12-
Temp. °C282827272728292928272727282829292828282828282829
Feels °C (?)303129282828292929282828292830302930293029292829
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