Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDT
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Whaler Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whaler Island sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Whaler Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)99998151515151515151414988881413121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16211811879548010775757576757473122177235201170350617799942800
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
NE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
2.34
1:31PM
1.83
12:51AM
2.39
2:26PM
1.78
1:33AM
2.38
3:24PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
0.46
7:03AM
-0.43
6:50PM
0.59
7:50AM
-0.51
7:33PM
0.73
8:41AM
-0.50
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:31-------6:30-------6:28---
Sunset--------8:00-------8:00-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1152
Temp. °C10999101415131112111212141514131312119121011
Feels °C (?)88778121311101099912121210101010610910
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