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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	Tue		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
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	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	West Passage (Babelthuap) Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau	Santa Maria Anguar Palau
Rating	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	1.6 NE	2.5 NNE	1.9 NE	0.8 SSW	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	1.3 NE	2.1 NE	1.4 NE	2.1 NE	2.0 NE	1.2 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 NE	1.4 NNE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE
Period(s) (?)	13	16	15	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	9
Energy(?)	206	2323	3911	2016	232	1668	1412	1248	903	2137	1128	1791	1544	938	801	398	728	496	762	377	417	383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	5:54PM 1.73	2:56AM 0.82		3:15PM 0.62	3:17AM 0.80		3:30PM 0.74	7:14PM 1.83	7:28AM 1.88		7:55PM 1.83	7:56AM 1.90		8:37PM 1.78	8:27AM 1.89	4:41PM 1.01	9:22PM 1.68	9:00AM 1.83			9:38AM 1.74	5:45PM 0.99
Low Tide / height (m)		8:28PM 0.16	9:27AM 0.08		9:01PM 0.09	9:30AM 0.06		1:20AM 0.33		1:42PM 0.23	1:53AM 0.40		2:19PM 0.15	2:26AM 0.50				3:01AM 0.63	3:43PM 0.16	11:55PM 0.15	3:38AM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	-	2	8	2	7	1	-	1
High °C	19	27	26	27	17	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	26	27	28	28
Low °C	18	26	26	27	16	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	25	27	27	27
Chill °C (?)	18	27	26	27	16	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	26	27	28	28
Sunrise	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-
Sunset	7:37	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:13
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.9 NNE	2.5 NNE	1.9 NE	0.8 SSW	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	2.1 NE	2.0 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.4 NNE	1.6 NE	0.9 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE
Period (s)	13	13	15	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	8	9	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.6 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	0.1 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	16	16	16	-	14	14	10	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	9	12	14	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	-	2.1 NNE	2.0 NNE	0.8 SE	-	-	-	1.6 NE	2.1 NE	1.6 NE	-	-	1.7 NE	1.8 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 NE	-	-	1.6 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE
Period (s)	4	-	12	8	4	-	-	-	8	13	8	-	-	9	8	8	8	-	-	8	8	9

	Tuesday 17				Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Fri
	12PM	4:30PM	7:30PM	10:30PM	1:30AM	4:30AM	7:30AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	10:30AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	10:30PM	0AM	4:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	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	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) 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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 N	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	2.5 NNE	2.5 NNE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 NE	2.4 NNE	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	0.7 SSW	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	0.8 SSW	1.9 NE	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	12	14	15
Energy(?)	2255	206	182	198	188	212	167	3911	3034	2016	1832	1597	2588	2070	1803	152	1668	1412	1375	186	1248	379
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	high
High Tide / height (m)		3:10PM 0.51				2:56AM 0.82		6:36AM 1.74				6:33PM 1.78										3:38AM 0.76
Low Tide / height (m)				8:28PM 0.16						12:34PM 0.50				12:48AM 0.29		9:30AM 0.06		1:07PM 0.35		9:33PM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	19	18	17	17	16	17	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	17	27	27	27	17	27	16
Chill °C (?)	27	18	17	16	16	15	16	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	16	27	27	27	16	27	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 N	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	2.5 NNE	2.5 NNE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 NE	2.4 NNE	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	0.7 SSW	2.1 NE	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	0.8 SSW	1.9 NE	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	12	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NE	-	-	-	-	0.3 SW	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.2 E	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	-	15	-	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	-	14	14	14	-	10	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.6 SE	2.1 NNE	-	2.0 NNE	1.9 NNE	1.7 NNE	1.6 NNE	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	0.5 SE
Period (s)	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	-	8	8	8	8	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	-	4

	Tuesday 17	Wednesday 18
	10AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	2:30PM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:30PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	2:30AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	6:30AM	6AM	8:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	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	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) 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	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 N	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.9 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.0 NNE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.7 SW	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.7 SW	1.6 NE	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	13	13	13	13	16	16	12	16	16	16	12	15	12
Energy(?)	2302	236	197	198	199	206	207	2587	2598	2473	2379	2196	2381	2323	2323	182	2193	2178	2146	205	2102	167
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)					3:10PM 0.51				5:53PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	18	18	19	19	19	19	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	17	26	26	26	17	26	17
Chill °C (?)	27	17	17	18	18	18	18	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	16	26	26	26	16	26	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 N	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.9 NNE	1.9 N	1.9 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.0 NNE	1.9 NNE	1.9 NNE	0.7 SW	1.8 NNE	1.8 NNE	1.8 NNE	0.7 SW	1.8 NNE	0.7 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 NE	1.5 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	-	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.3 SW	1.6 NE	-
Period (s)	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	-	16	16	16	15	15	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SE	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.7 NE	0.6 SE
Period (s)	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	4	4

Palau Surf Breaks

Melekeok (Babelthuap)

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Santa Maria Anguar

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West Passage (Babelthuap)

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