Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 10	NNW 15	N 14	NNW 13	N 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	144	113	113	88	86	86	86	86	75	97	91	144	133	127	113	113	100	292	333	539	480	511	486	376
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						3:34PM0.53m								3:29PM0.52m								3:31PM0.50m
Low Tide			6:32AM0.15m								7:33AM0.16m									8:24AM0.19m				10:31PM0.40m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	27	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	30	31	31	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 10	NNW 15	N 14	NNW 13	N 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11
kJ	144	113	113	88	86	86	86	86	56	97	91	144	133	127	113	113	90	292	333	539	480	511	486	376
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 12	N 8	N 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	NNW 16	N 10	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	18	18	19	66	66	22	49	34	75	32	31	22	22	38	37	13	100	92	71	52	52	37	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	E 11	SE 9	SE 9	E 4	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	N 16	NE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 15	ENE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 8	NW 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	10	3	2	19	19	6	18	18	18	18	18	5	10	22	22	21	12	24	16	11	93	11	11	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 4	E 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	69	68	65	—	—	—	—	1	50	50	49	39	38	—	—	51	50	7	12	63	67	54	58	61
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	3	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2
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