Palau Surf

Detailed Palau surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Palau. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Palau. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Palau over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Palau and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Palau Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Palau Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Palau coastline are also listed below.

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	Wed	Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau
Rating	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	1	1	4	1	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 ENE	1.0 N	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.7 SSW	1.6 NNE	1.1 NE	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 NNE	1.0 SSW	1.9 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.2 NNE	2.1 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.1 NNE	1.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	0.8 SSW	1.9 NE
Period(s) (?)	10	12	14	14	16	14	14	15	15	15	13	14	9	14	12	11	11	11	10	10	13	10
Energy(?)	562	795	891	764	1441	1142	634	914	832	781	1186	432	870	878	853	1231	1300	992	803	820	216	711
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		7:59AM 1.86		8:10PM 1.78	8:24AM 1.81			8:49AM 1.77		9:23PM 1.60	9:13AM 1.71		10:00PM 1.47	9:38AM 1.62			10:04AM 1.53	6:04PM 0.80	11:42PM 1.27	4:37AM 0.46		1:18AM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)	1:46AM 0.27		2:04PM 0.36	2:15AM 0.37		2:37PM 0.33	10:45PM 0.05		3:10PM 0.34		3:09AM 0.61	3:43PM 0.38		3:35AM 0.73	4:20PM 0.44	12:04AM 0.24	4:00AM 0.85			11:00AM 0.04		6:05PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	mod. rain	some clouds	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	1	2	3	-	2	1	-	-	-	3	-	6	-	4	10	2	2	13	1	-	6
High °C	28	28	28	28	18	28	28	19	20	15	28	18	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	22	26
Low °C	28	28	28	27	17	27	27	17	18	15	27	18	27	28	27	27	28	27	26	27	18	25
Chill °C (?)	28	28	28	28	18	28	28	19	20	13	28	17	28	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	22	26
Sunrise	-	6:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:51	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:15	-	-	7:46	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.0 N	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.7 SSW	0.8 E	1.1 NE	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.8 NNE	1.0 SSW	1.9 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.5 NNE	2.1 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.1 NNE	1.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	0.8 SSW	1.9 NE
Period (s)	10	12	14	10	16	9	14	15	15	15	13	14	9	10	9	11	11	11	10	10	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 N	0.7 NE	1.0 ENE	1.0 NNE	-	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	-	0.9 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.6 NNE	0.4 NW	0.4 SE	0.8 NNW	0.5 S	-	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	8	15	10	14	-	10	11	-	-	-	8	-	12	14	12	13	10	8	9	6	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 ENE	-	-	-	1.6 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 SE	-	0.8 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	-	-	0.3 ESE	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	-	14	6	3	3	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	2	-

	Wed		Thursday 05								Friday 06								Saturday 07
	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	1:30PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	4:30PM	6PM	10:30PM	0AM	4:30AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 NE	0.7 N	1.3 ENE	1.0 N	0.9 N	1.0 N	1.2 SSW	1.3 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.7 SSW	1.2 NNE	1.7 SSW	1.1 NE	1.6 SSW	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE
Period(s) (?)	11	8	10	16	13	12	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	14	15	14	15	14	15	14	14
Energy(?)	104	91	562	872	799	795	501	891	814	700	764	556	722	739	793	1423	754	1190	731	1091	818	800
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		7:33PM 1.87				7:59AM 1.82				8:10PM 1.78				8:24AM 1.81					9:03PM 1.74			8:49AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)				1:46AM 0.27				2:04PM 0.36				2:15AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	19	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	19	27	17	26	17	27	27
Chill °C (?)	28	28	28	28	28	28	19	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	19	27	16	26	16	27	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13
Sunset	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 N	0.9 N	1.0 N	1.2 SSW	1.3 NNE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.7 SSW	1.2 NNE	1.7 SSW	1.1 NE	1.6 SSW	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE
Period (s)	10	10	10	16	13	12	14	14	10	10	10	12	13	13	14	15	14	15	14	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 N	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.5 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	-	1.0 ENE	1.0 N	0.9 N	1.0 NNE	0.9 NE	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	-	0.8 E	-	0.7 ENE	-	0.7 NNW	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	11	15	15	-	10	11	11	14	14	9	9	9	-	9	-	9	-	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NE	1.0 ENE	-	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	-	0.7 NE	-	-	-	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE	1.2 NNE	-	1.1 NNE	-	1.1 NNE	0.4 SE	-	-
Period (s)	6	10	-	10	10	10	-	-	8	-	-	-	10	8	9	-	6	-	6	3	-	-

	Wednesday 04								Thursday 05
	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11:30PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	8:30AM	8AM	10:30AM	10AM	12:30PM	12PM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 NNE	0.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.6 NNE	0.6 NNE	1.2 SW	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 N	0.6 NNE	1.0 N	1.2 ENE	0.9 N	1.2 SSW	1.0 N	1.1 SW	1.1 N	1.2 SSW	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	10	16	16	13	10	10	10	16	16	16	10	13	13	12	14	12	14	12	12
Energy(?)	279	106	573	573	420	420	528	531	562	562	1038	276	872	822	799	479	816	418	598	501	547	547
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					7:33PM 1.82												7:59AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)											1:46AM 0.27							10:12AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	17	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	16	28	18	28	19	28	28
Chill °C (?)	28	28	28	28	28	28	17	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	16	28	18	28	19	28	28
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.2 SW	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.0 N	0.7 N	1.0 N	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.2 SSW	1.0 N	1.1 SW	1.1 N	1.2 SSW	1.1 NNE	1.1 NNE
Period (s)	10	10	11	11	10	10	13	10	10	10	16	8	16	13	13	13	12	14	12	14	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.6 N	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.4 SW	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.5 NE	0.6 NNE	0.5 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	-	0.7 NE	-	0.8 NE	-	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	16	16	8	8	3	8	8	8	11	16	11	15	15	-	15	-	15	-	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NNE	0.7 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	-	1.0 NE	-	-	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	1.2 ENE	-	1.2 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	6	10	10	6	6	-	6	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	-	10	-	-	-

Palau Surf Breaks

Melekeok (Babelthuap)

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Santa Maria Anguar

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West Passage (Babelthuap)

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