West Passage (Babelthuap) Surf Break

Lat Long: 7.54° N 134.47° E

West Passage (Babelthuap) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Passage (Babelthuap) sea temperature is
29.0° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+09) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
1
W
8
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
186
157
147
117
118
127
123
125
101
99
84
88
70
70
64
50
56
47
43
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:29AM1.66m
10:34PM1.82m
11:15AM1.52m
11:08PM1.75m
12:10PM1.38m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.73m
5:02AM0.58m
4:43PM0.88m
5:54AM0.63m
5:15PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
28
29
31
31
32
30
29
31
29
29
31
31
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