Picket Fence Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.4° 

Picket Fence surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Picket Fence today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
280
266
235
229
229
217
217
206
173
89
212
223
263
263
273
270
241
235
165
167
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:30PM0.45m
5:51PM0.47m
6:16PM0.48m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.02m
8:23AM0.01m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:34
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
27
28
28
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
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