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Picket Fence on the North Coast is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north. There is a right hand reef break. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks, coral etc.

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Overall Picket Fence Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Picket Fence:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lorient	0 mi
Second closest break	The Ledge	0 mi
Third closest break	Pointe Milou	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Airpot Left	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Anse des Cayes	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Picket Fence:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	107 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	255 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	372 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	495 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Atlantic South Buoy	660 mi
Tide stations nearest to Picket Fence:
Closest tide station	St. Barthelemy, Guadeloupe	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Christiansted Harbor, St Croix, Virgin Islands (sub	124 mi
Third closest tide station	Christiansted, St. Croix Island, Virgin Islands	124 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Christiansted Harbor, St Croix, Virgin Islands	124 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Lameshur Bay, St. Johns, Virgin Islands	128 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Picket Fence:
Closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	1689 mi
Second closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1707 mi
Third closest ski area	Massanutten (United States)	1714 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1715 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yawgoo Valley (United States)	1715 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Picket Fence:
Closest city location	Gustavia (Netherlands)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Duth Cul de Sac (Netherlands Antilles)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Philipsburg (Netherlands)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Marigot (Netherlands)	20 mi
Fifth closest city location	Stoney Ground (Anguilla)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Picket Fence is Gustavia/st.barthel (St.-barthelemy) Airport (SBH) in Antilles, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Picket Fence is Grand Case (St. Martin) Airport (SFG), also in Antilles, 31 km (19 miles) away.
• Third is Princess Juliana International (Philipsburg) Airport (SXM) in Antilles, 33 km (20 miles) away.
• Wallblake (The Valley) Airport (AXA) in Anguilla Isl. is 41 km (25 miles) away.
• F D Roosevelt (Oranjestad) Airport (EUX) in Antilles is the fifth nearest airport to Picket Fence and is 49 km (30 miles) away.