Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is

29.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Picket Fence today (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (22 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 5	NE 8	NNE 11	ESE 6	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	21	21	14	14	14	14	16	16	18	21	23	26	24	24	54	52	50	70	68	67	66	64	58	57
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:24AM0.46m						5:06PM0.50m			2:45AM0.47m					5:13PM0.49m			3:51AM0.48m					5:21PM0.48m
Low Tide	11:41PM0.45m			10:05AM0.12m					11:10PM0.42m			10:39AM0.14m					11:13PM0.37m				11:13AM0.18m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	28	29	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	29	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 8	SE 9	NNE 10	NE 14	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	21	21	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	37	52	50	45	41	38	38	36	58	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 15	NNE 10	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 8	N 8
kJ	25	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	20	20	16	16	54	34	49	70	68	67	66	64	21	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 13	E 8	E 8	NNE 12	NNE 16	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 8	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	7	5	5	14	26	24	23	16	16	15	18	18	18	9	10	17	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	4	4	5	7	7	7	7	14	18	21	23	26	21	24	86	82	75	29	38	30	96	99	76	85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Red Beach Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Sunset Tobago	Sunset Tobago	Damien's Bay Tobago	Sunset Tobago	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Jobo's Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Friars Bay Saint Martin	West End Anegada	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	761	765	785	780	780	809	780	761	761	455	192	192	34	192	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy															La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue
Rating (10 max)															1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy															La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)															1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	6	4	4	7

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