Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 PST
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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
11.4° 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 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jan)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (14 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)121212161615141414141313131313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9159156351253233921641772139112141067760649649560470389365347282282290285228178
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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off
offoffoffoffglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
2.12
10:27PM
1.57
8:32AM
2.16
11:04PM
1.64
9:17AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
1.25
3:24PM
0.13
2:33AM
1.27
4:05PM
0.03
3:24AM
1.24
4:42PM
-0.06
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---7:41-------7:41-------7:41----
Sunset-----5:08-------5:09-------5:10--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C101110131617141313121114171613131312121518161414
Feels °C (?)887111315111098812151511109881315141212
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