Swell direction
NE trade-wind swells year-round; long-period N swells in winter
Northeast · Palau
Palau's wave-data feed for a famously remote reef coast.
Get Ngaraard, Palau live dataFreeBuoy CDIP 219 · Ngaraard, Palau
CDIP buoy 219 sits off Ngaraard along the northeast point of Babeldaob, Palau's main island. Palau is best known for diving, but its outer-reef breaks pick up the same long-period north Pacific swells that travel down to the rest of Micronesia. The Ngaraard buoy is the public-data anchor for the entire archipelago's wave conditions.
What you want to see on the buoy before you paddle out.
Swell direction
NE trade-wind swells year-round; long-period N swells in winter
Swell period
8–14 s; 16–18 s+ during winter north Pacific events
Best for
Outer-reef surf, diving conditions, channel navigation
Wind
Trade winds (E/NE) most of the year; lighter in the rainy season
Palau's inside lagoon waters are sheltered — buoy 219 reads the open-ocean conditions east of the barrier reef, not the protected lagoon.
Palau is one of the most remote dive and surf destinations in the Pacific. The Ngaraard buoy provides the only public real-time wave data for the entire country — used by dive operators, the Coast Guard, and the small-but-passionate local surf community.
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