Israel Mediterranean · Today

Bat Galim

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 2:40 AM GMT+3

When to go

8:00 AM–9:00 AM

Looks good · Low confidence

1.8–1.8 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 3.7 kt · cross-shore

Forecast details

Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

7:00 AM–9:00 AM · Asia/Jerusalem
Light wind · up to 3.7 kt · reported gusts up to 7.6 kt
Offshore waves: 1.7–1.8 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 23, 2:45 AM GMT+3. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 5.4 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SW 3 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellWNW 1.6 ft @ 5sValid 2026-09-23 03:00 · Asia/JerusalemMarine grid 32.8750, 34.9583 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea1.6 ft @ 5.4sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 03:00 · Asia/Jerusalem

Model windSW 3 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-23 03:00 · Asia/Jerusalem1.4 kt offshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Israel Meteorological Service · Northern Coast (212)

2026-09-23T05:00:00.000Z–2026-09-23T17:00:00.000Z: wave height 50-80 cm; sea-state code 40; sea temperature 29 °C; wind 225-315° at 10-25 km/h | 2026-09-23T17:00:00.000Z–2026-09-24T05:00:00.000Z: wave height 40-80 cm; sea-state code 40; sea temperature 29 °C; wind 45-135° at 10-20 km/h

2026-09-23T05:00:00.000Z through 2026-09-24T05:00:00.000Z (Asia/Jerusalem local-date overlap)Official named-coast forecast: wave-height range in centimetres, sea-state code, sea temperature in °C, and wind direction/speed in degrees and km/h; not a measured wave observation, tide prediction, or breaking-surf estimateValid from Sep 23, 12:01 AM GMT+3

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Bat Galim
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSW 3.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.7 ft @ 5s
1 AM	SSW 3.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.6 ft @ 5s
2 AM	SSW 2.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.6 ft @ 5s
3 AM	SW 3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.6 ft @ 5s
4 AM	W 4.9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.6 ft @ 5s
5 AM	W 5.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.6 ft @ 4s
6 AM	W 4.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.7 ft @ 4s
7 AM	WSW 3.6 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.7 ft @ 4s
8 AM	WSW 2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.8 ft @ 4s
9 AM	WSW 3.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.8 ft @ 4s
10 AM	W 7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.8 ft @ 4s
11 AM	W 8.4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.8 ft @ 4s
Noon	W 8.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.8 ft @ 4s
1 PM	WNW 9.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.8 ft @ 4s
2 PM	WNW 9.4 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
3 PM	WNW 9.5 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
4 PM	WNW 9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
5 PM	WNW 8.6 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
6 PM	WNW 7.3 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
7 PM	NW 5.9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
8 PM	NW 5.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
9 PM	NW 8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
10 PM	NW 6.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s
11 PM	WNW 5.5 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 3.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.7 ft @ 5s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 3.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.6 ft @ 5s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 2.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.6 ft @ 5s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSW 3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.6 ft @ 5s

4 AMUnavailable

WindW 4.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.6 ft @ 5s

5 AMUnavailable

WindW 5.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.6 ft @ 4s

6 AMUnavailable

WindW 4.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.7 ft @ 4s

7 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 3.6 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.7 ft @ 4s

8 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.8 ft @ 4s

9 AMUnavailable

WindWSW 3.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.8 ft @ 4s

10 AMUnavailable

WindW 7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.8 ft @ 4s

11 AMUnavailable

WindW 8.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.8 ft @ 4s

NoonUnavailable

WindW 8.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.8 ft @ 4s

1 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 9.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.8 ft @ 4s

2 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 9.4 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

3 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 9.5 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

4 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

5 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 8.6 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

6 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 7.3 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

7 PMUnavailable

WindNW 5.9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNW 5.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

9 PMUnavailable

WindNW 8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

10 PMUnavailable

WindNW 6.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

11 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 5.5 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWNW 1.9 ft @ 4s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Reef break. Matched named reef coordinate; IMS Northern Coast values remain regional forecast evidence.

Mapped spot coordinate: 32.83, 34.98.

Mainland · Haifa Mediterranean coast · Ocean-facing bearing 337.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Israel Mediterranean (32.83, 34.98). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MEDITERRANEAN_MODEL · spot-level model point

Israel Meteorological Service · Northern Coast (212)
Israel Meteorological Service · Northern Coast (212); Official named-coast forecast: wave-height range in centimetres, sea-state code, sea temperature in °C, and wind direction/speed in degrees and km/h; not a measured wave observation, tide prediction, or breaking-surf estimateCurrentSep 23, 12:01 AM GMT+3
The Buoy API
No reusable current observation is connected: IOLR identifies Hadera, Shikmona, and Ashkelon marine stations, but its public pages state that data reuse requires written permission; Shikmona was stale and Ashkelon unavailable during review.UnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
No tide prediction is connected: IOLR exposes a 14-day Israeli Mediterranean astronomical-tide viewer, but no reusable contracted response with station coordinates, datum, timezone, and redistribution permission was verified; WorldTides requires a credential.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 2:45 AM GMT+3
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 2:45 AM GMT+3
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
No independently authenticated Copernicus product, run, grid, and current response is connected; IMS and Open-Meteo remain separately labeled forecast evidence.UnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.