Picket Fence surfForecast / Saint Barthélemy / Saint Barthélemy

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AST
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Picket Fence surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Picket Fence today?

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Picket Fence. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
ENE
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888886788888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372372372338346305305305214437597709781736800800800812819930879913913913
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.32
8:00AM
0.32
2:36PM
0.30
8:19AM
0.31
3:35PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
-0.22
12:36PM
0.29
12:28AM
-0.22
12:51PM
0.28
1:01AM
-0.21
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
Sunset----5:55-------5:57-------5:57---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------12---------------
Temp. °C262626262626252526262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)242424242424242322232323222323232223232323232323
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