West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 19 Feb 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 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.5
NNE
0.1
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NW
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)8877778881110109889999889109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3983807370131171440470256510192314719020821722719412095138163140
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
1.74
8:19PM
1.86
8:48AM
1.79
8:59PM
1.82
9:17AM
1.81
9:41PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.36
2:26AM
0.15
2:39PM
0.30
2:54AM
0.27
3:16PM
0.25
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
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Rain (mm)
111--34521----11-----1--
Temp. °C272829292828272727262728272727262627282927272726
Feels °C (?)282929303029282828272932313130292930313230303029
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