Picket Fence Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 1PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
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
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
918
805
651
562
548
481
460
439
381
381
297
258
258
253
252
252
252
252
252
282
291
298
309
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:33AM0.37m
8:27PM0.37m
11:17AM0.37m
8:19PM0.38m
6:17PM0.41m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.11m
3:21PM0.26m
4:14AM0.07m
3:46PM0.34m
5:09AM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:36
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
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