Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is

29.6°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	16	26	24	23	54	52	50	70	68	67	66	64	58	57	56	56	55	54	42	47	40	39
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide		2:45AM0.47m					5:13PM0.49m			3:51AM0.48m					5:21PM0.48m			4:54AM0.50m					5:29PM0.48m
Low Tide	11:10PM0.42m			10:39AM0.14m					11:13PM0.37m				11:13AM0.18m				11:33PM0.30m				11:48AM0.23m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 14	N 10	N 10	N 9	NNE 13	N 9	N 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	ESE 8	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	16	16	16	20	18	65	67	52	50	45	41	67	37	36	58	57	56	56	26	54	42	47	40	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 9	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 8	N 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NNE 12	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	17	17	20	16	16	15	37	34	49	70	68	38	66	64	20	20	26	17	55	20	20	15	17	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	NNE 12	NNE 16	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	5	5	14	26	24	23	54	15	15	15	15	18	9	8	17	8	20	20	11	10	9	10	9	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	11	14	15	17	21	—	15	65	65	65	96	20	78	76	76	70	13	14	13	94	29	71	85	75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Friars Bay Saint Martin	West End Anegada	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient 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	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada
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	1	1
Distance (km)	761	306	192	192	34	192	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	192
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy							La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	Lorient	Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue
Rating (10 max)							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy							La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient 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	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Black Rocks Ireland	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	8	9	8	4	7	6	5	5

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