Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is

29.7°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 (24 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (24 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24			Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	64	58	57	56	56	55	54	42	40	40	23	40	41	63	84	75	74	74	96
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E
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-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide		5:21PM0.48m			4:54AM0.50m					5:29PM0.48m				5:57AM0.52m				5:36PM0.48m
Low Tide				11:33PM0.30m				11:48AM0.23m				00:01AM0.23m				12:26PM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1
Temp °C	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	ESE 8	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	36	58	57	56	56	55	54	42	40	40	23	40	40	63	84	75	74	74	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	64	20	20	20	20	11	20	20	15	19	13	16	41	30	41	28	25	25	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 7	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 7	N 7	SE 10	SE 14	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	8	17	8	9	8	5	10	9	9	9	4	14	29	4	1	4	8	14	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	56	55	55	69	12	96	102	99	94	86	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lorient 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	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	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	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	3	3	192	192	192	192	192	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy	Lorient	Lorient	Lorient	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	La Tortue	Lorient	Lorient	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
Best forecast wave conditions in Saint Barthélemy	Lorient 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	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient 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
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	6	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	8

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