Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (03 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3							Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	E 6	NNE 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	NE 14	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	142	115	81	79	166	151	92	94	99	78	78	66	66	61	78	83	79	81	89	111	47	131	156
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					3:48PM0.60m								4:02PM0.58m								4:13PM0.54m
Low Tide		6:16AM-0.00m								7:35AM0.02m									8:46AM0.05m				10:42PM0.44m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	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
Feels °C	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	30	29	29	29	30	29	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 6	NE 11	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	E 8	NNE 7	NE 14	NNE 11
kJ	142	115	81	37	166	151	92	94	99	78	78	66	66	42	77	37	42	45	46	111	18	46	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 11	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	NE 8	NE 16	NNE 12	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NNE 11	NE 14	NNE 9	NE 14
kJ	14	26	25	79	35	14	13	12	5	5	14	13	21	15	10	14	36	34	34	46	47	8	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	NNE 9	NE 7	E 9	NNW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NW 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 10	NE 16	N 10	NNE 8	NNE 7	NE 14	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11
kJ	15	15	30	22	14	10	4	10	10	4	5	5	5	5	2	10	2	6	5	33	12	12	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	ESE 6	E 5	—	ESE 7	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	—	E 8	E 7	E 7
kJ	31	29	25	15	—	38	45	55	45	43	42	43	40	61	78	83	79	81	89	—	118	131	156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	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	West End Anegada	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	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	2
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	3	3	214	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	192	3	3	3	3	3	3	192	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1		2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1		2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	8	8	8	9	8

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