Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.91° N 62.83° W

Picket Fence 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Picket Fence sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Picket Fence at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
E
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
62
64
25
37
32
67
51
123
55
55
78
92
67
75
96
73
78
76
74
64
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43AM0.55m
4:45PM0.49m
9:53AM0.54m
3:46PM0.51m
11:21AM0.54m
3:24PM0.53m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.48m
1:54AM0.06m
2:43PM0.51m
2:37AM0.07m
2:35PM0.53m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:03
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5:51
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5:50
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1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
30
30
28
30
28
29
29
29
29
29
30
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