Picket Fence Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.5
NE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
124
112
170
255
329
18
17
17
17
16
15
29
29
29
28
163
159
131
127
23
71
51
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:36PM0.50m
4:51PM0.52m
5:13PM0.53m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.08m
5:11AM0.09m
6:24AM0.10m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:10
 mm
1
2
3
3
3
3
8
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
29
27
25
27
29
29
27
26
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
28
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