Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is

29.7°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	50	70	68	67	66	64	58	57	56	56	55	54	42	40	40	23	40	41	63	86	75	77	74	96
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:51AM0.48m					5:21PM0.48m			4:54AM0.50m					5:29PM0.48m				5:57AM0.52m				5:36PM0.48m
Low Tide	11:13PM0.37m				11:13AM0.18m				11:33PM0.30m				11:48AM0.23m				00:01AM0.23m				12:26PM0.29m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	28	28	30	31	29	29	29	29	29	28	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	29	30	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 9	NNE 13	N 9	N 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 8	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	50	45	41	67	37	36	58	57	56	56	26	54	42	40	40	23	23	41	63	86	75	74	74	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 9	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 12	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 11	NNW 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	49	70	68	38	66	64	20	20	20	20	55	20	20	15	17	13	40	29	30	30	28	25	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 7	ENE 9	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8	ENE 8	N 7	N 7	SE 10	NE 16	NE 15	ESE 10
kJ	15	15	15	16	9	8	17	8	5	8	11	10	9	9	9	4	16	7	4	1	4	10	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	84	106	103	80	78	59	59	59	75	75	15	84	82	71	69	105	29	97	97	117	56	77	85	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient 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	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	La Tortue 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)	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	192	192	192	192	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	Lorient	Lorient	Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue					La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient 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	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
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8	5	5

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