Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (05 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 13	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	70	72	92	81	117	114	135	181	181	181	186	155	131	131	131	127	121	97	79	51	50	46	68	89
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide						4:13PM0.54m			1:28AM0.48m					4:24PM0.51m				3:04AM0.49m				4:35PM0.48m
Low Tide				8:46AM0.05m				10:42PM0.44m				9:47AM0.10m				10:46PM0.37m				10:41AM0.16m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	2	—	1	—	1
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	27	27	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	29	29	30	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	26	26	25	27	26	27	27	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 9	NE 14	NNE 11	NE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	E 7	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 14	NNE 14	NE 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	38	42	46	46	23	21	46	23	44	60	59	39	131	53	50	51	54	79	79	51	82	77	68	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NE 15	NNE 8	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 11	NE 14	NNE 10	NE 8	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 12	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 14	NE 14	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 14	NE 13	N 13	S 5
kJ	14	36	6	34	33	47	12	46	22	2	19	10	56	53	52	80	53	23	22	22	50	46	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	N 10	NE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 11	NNE 9	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	N 10	NNE 15	NE 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	N 10	N 13
kJ	10	2	34	5	5	12	8	2	2	2	2	22	54	4	16	16	16	4	4	2	22	22	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	70	72	92	81	117	114	135	181	181	181	186	155	—	131	131	127	121	97	100	102	—	—	75	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	Aviones Puerto Rico	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	Aviones Puerto Rico	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Inches Puerto Rico	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Rendezvous Point/Zen-Zone Caribbean	West End Anegada	Port Louis Grande Terre	West End Anegada
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	3	192	3	3	3	192	336	306	192	336	0	3	3	3	3	34	332	0	0	139	192	214	192
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue	La Tortue		La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue						Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue			Lorient	Lorient
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1						1	2	2	2	2			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	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy			Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1						1	2	2	2	2			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8	6	6	5	5

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