Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
NE
14
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
13
0.7
E
8
0.5
NE
13
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
46
21
22
20
46
69
84
103
129
156
176
198
173
167
150
144
113
113
86
86
86
86
86
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:02PM0.54m
3:57PM0.54m
3:34PM0.53m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.11m
5:26AM0.13m
6:32AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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6:05
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6:05
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5:47
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5:47
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1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
29
29
30
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
29
30
28
28
30
30
30
30
29
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