Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.2° 

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 (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 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
167
150
144
113
113
88
86
86
86
86
75
97
91
144
133
127
113
113
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:57PM0.54m
3:34PM0.53m
3:29PM0.52m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.15m
7:33AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:05
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5:47
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5:46
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5:45
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1
1
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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
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
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