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Whaler Island Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Del Norte County (8 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?
The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whaler Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
200 | 175 | 172 | 222 | 280 | 269 | 326 | 331 | 351 | 512 | 586 | 586 | 615 | 461 | 356 | 449 | 283 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 217 | 245 | 230 | 296 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:14AM2.16m | 5:39PM1.56m | 4:19AM1.99m | 6:51PM1.58m | 5:36AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.94m | 10:39AM-0.31m | 10:26PM0.99m | 11:45AM-0.19m | 11:53PM0.97m | 12:52PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 200 | 175 | 136 | 160 | 119 | 269 | 326 | 331 | 351 | 512 | 586 | 586 | 615 | 461 | 356 | 339 | 283 | 80 | 69 | 206 | 217 | 245 | 230 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | NW 10 | SW 11 | W 17 | NNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 144 | 172 | 222 | 280 | 90 | 116 | 98 | 145 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 94 | 20 | 53 | 72 | 210 | 206 | 66 | 150 | 43 | 96 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 92 | 65 | 68 | 46 | 78 | 79 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 449 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 377 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 446 | 563 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 564 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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