Picket Fence Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
175
212
219
198
210
222
260
286
328
399
465
465
475
475
487
534
534
599
526
541
503
503
507
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:08AM0.45m
7:34PM0.43m
5:28AM0.43m
7:51PM0.41m
6:45AM0.41m
8:06PM0.39m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.38m
12:40PM-0.11m
1:07AM0.31m
1:25PM-0.03m
1:50AM0.24m
2:07PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
26
26
26
26
23
25
24
25
27
28
28
28
26
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