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West Passage (Babelthuap) surfForecast / Palau / Palau
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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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | |
162 | 140 | 119 | 116 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 139 | 154 | 164 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 145 | 139 | 110 | 86 | 90 | 151 | 179 | 172 | 207 | 207 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.53m | 6:22AM1.74m | 7:47PM1.55m | 6:55AM1.75m | 8:21PM1.55m | 7:27AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.75m | 1:04PM0.02m | 1:06AM0.78m | 1:38PM0.03m | 1:38AM0.82m | 2:10PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 |
162 | 140 | 108 | 88 | 82 | 148 | 142 | 139 | 154 | 164 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 145 | 139 | 110 | 86 | 90 | 151 | 179 | 172 | 207 | 207 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
99 | 101 | 119 | 116 | 148 | 84 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 54 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 919 | 0 | 919 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
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