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Paal Beach

Sulawesi Utara · Indonesia

IntermediateBeach break1.652, 125.162

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An open NE-facing sand beach on the Molucca Sea near Sulawesi Utara, Paal Beach works on N–E groundswell; S–W winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.8°C (83.8°F) on average

Jan

28.8°C

83.8°F · 27.5–29.8°C

Feb

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.4–29.5°C

Mar

28.7°C

83.7°F · 27.8–29.5°C

Apr

29.3°C

84.7°F · 28.5–30.5°C

May

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28.1–30.3°C

Jun

29.3°C

84.7°F · 27.4–30.1°C

Jul

28.9°C

84°F · 27.8–30.1°C

Aug

28.7°C

83.7°F · 27.1–29.6°C

Sep

28.8°C

83.8°F · 27.5–29.6°C

Oct

29.2°C

84.6°F · 28.2–30.2°C

Nov

29.5°C

85.1°F · 28.7–30.6°C

Dec

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.9–29.8°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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