Picket Fence Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
217
224
224
224
173
34
195
195
191
213
235
208
235
223
236
196
184
206
212
249
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:17PM0.41m
5:30PM0.45m
5:51PM0.47m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.03m
7:18AM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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>
6:35
6:35
6:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
27
28
30
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
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