Picket Fence Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
134
179
205
249
256
263
270
273
245
119
208
208
208
212
212
206
150
69
130
169
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM0.47m
6:16PM0.48m
6:33PM0.48m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.01m
9:19AM0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:32
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
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