West Passage (Babelthuap) Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.54° N 134.47° E

West Passage (Babelthuap) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Passage (Babelthuap) sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.2° 

West Passage (Babelthuap) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
40
35
28
28
34
45
77
97
94
82
107
118
140
146
126
108
112
112
112
115
115
121
103
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09PM1.75m
8:34AM1.95m
9:45PM1.77m
9:21AM1.87m
10:20PM1.77m
10:08AM1.74m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.68m
3:07PM0.02m
3:22AM0.66m
3:46PM0.19m
4:10AM0.65m
4:24PM0.38m
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5:52
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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3
2
2
1
3
6
2
2
5
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
30
29
29
28
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
29
26
27
26
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
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