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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	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Santa Maria Anguar Palau
Rating	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 N	1.4 SW	2.3 NNE	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.2 N	2.1 N	2.0 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.3 NNE	2.0 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.3 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 NNE	2.1 NNE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.2 NNE
Period(s) (?)	9	13	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	15
Energy(?)	1117	717	1039	951	915	997	880	845	587	400	746	505	404	655	492	439	347	3040	2424	174	222	2140
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			1:23AM 1.13	11:27AM 1.34	7:01PM 0.65	2:04AM 0.53		1:23PM 1.31		5:02AM 1.31	3:17PM 1.36		5:27AM 1.43	4:24PM 1.48		5:50AM 1.55	5:12PM 1.61		6:12AM 1.64	5:54PM 1.73		6:36AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)	11:00AM 0.04		6:06PM 0.61	5:04AM 1.07		12:43AM 0.53	10:46AM 0.07		9:30PM 0.61	10:06AM 1.09		10:29PM 0.51	10:54AM 0.96		11:10PM 0.41	11:30AM 0.82		11:45PM 0.33		12:02PM 0.66	12:17AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	25	-	1	5	4	8	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	-	-
High °C	26	18	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	22	17	17	19	26	27	21	18	27
Low °C	25	18	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	19	16	16	18	26	26	20	17	27
Chill °C (?)	26	17	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	22	16	16	19	26	27	21	18	27
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:09
Sunset	-	7:46	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 N	0.6 SSW	2.3 NNE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	2.0 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.3 NNE	2.0 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.3 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 NNE	2.1 NNE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.2 NNE
Period (s)	9	13	10	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	-	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 ESE	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 E	1.2 NNW	1.1 NE	0.5 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	-	-	-	0.1 SW	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	-	-	0.2 E
Period (s)	13	-	9	9	9	11	10	9	8	11	17	13	13	-	-	-	18	16	16	-	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 SW	-	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.2 N	2.1 N	1.1 NW	-	1.0 NNW	-	-	-	0.9 SE	1.0 SE	0.9 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	0.8 ESE	0.8 SE	-
Period (s)	-	13	-	10	10	10	10	8	-	7	-	-	-	5	5	4	4	-	-	4	4	-

	Wednesday 11						Thursday 12								Friday 13
	7:30AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	7:30PM	10:30PM	1:30AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau
Rating	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	1.3 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.1 N	2.3 NNE	2.1 N	1.7 NNE	1.6 NNE
Period(s) (?)	13	9	9	9	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	594	1117	1083	1093	637	554	463	1220	997	951	908	915	954	990	997	991	981	880	899	801	566	605
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	4:37AM 0.46		10:36AM 1.43		6:29PM 0.73			12:48AM 1.15			11:27AM 1.37						4:16AM 1.20			1:21PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)							12:46AM 0.43		4:59AM 1.08					7:48PM 0.67				7:50AM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	13	12	4	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	-	-
Temp. °C	17	26	25	25	18	16	16	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28
Chill °C (?)	16	26	25	25	17	15	14	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 S	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	2.3 N	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 NW	1.7 NNE	1.6 NNE
Period (s)	20	9	9	9	12	12	12	10	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.7 NE	0.4 ESE	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 E	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.1 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	11	13	13	13	12	12	-	12	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	12	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SW	-	-	-	1.3 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	-	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.2 N	2.1 N	2.3 NNE	2.1 N	1.2 NNW	1.3 NNW
Period (s)	13	-	-	-	12	12	12	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	6	7

	Wednesday 11																				Thu
	5:30AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	9:30AM	10:30AM	11:30AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau
Rating	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	2.3 N	2.3 N	2.3 N	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.5 NNE	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.2 N	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE
Period(s) (?)	12	9	9	9	13	13	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	372	1194	1194	1193	798	877	933	1121	983	934	934	901	913	780	887	925	939	979	1241	1019	1039	1039
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	4:37AM 0.46
Low Tide / height (m)		4:26AM 0.96					11:00AM 0.04									6:05PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	clear	clear	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	4	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	27	27	27	17	17	17	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Chill °C (?)	17	27	27	27	16	16	16	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	2.3 N	2.3 N	2.3 N	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	2.5 NNE	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.1 N	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.2 N	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE	2.3 NNE
Period (s)	12	9	9	9	14	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 E	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.9 NE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	8	8	13	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SW	-	-	-	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Palau Surf Breaks

Melekeok (Babelthuap)

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Santa Maria Anguar

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West Passage (Babelthuap)

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