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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 am Thursday 21 May 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
9.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?
The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 6PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whaler Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | |
480 | 316 | 599 | 884 | 924 | 646 | 519 | 617 | 539 | 460 | 702 | 943 | 733 | 439 | 238 | 138 | 100 | 256 | 251 | 162 | 178 | 122 | 157 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.69m | 4:09AM1.90m | 6:15PM1.73m | 5:22AM1.68m | 7:08PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM-0.40m | 10:29PM0.87m | 11:16AM-0.23m | 11:50PM0.80m | 12:12PM-0.04m | 1:11AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 480 | 316 | 184 | 884 | 924 | 646 | 519 | 617 | 539 | 150 | 152 | 152 | 733 | 439 | 238 | 138 | 84 | 256 | 251 | 162 | 178 | 89 | 89 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 121 | 56 | 133 | 57 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 102 | — | 31 | 32 | 192 | 150 | 80 | 128 | 100 | 82 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 86 | 86 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 20 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 184 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 106 | 77 | 78 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 122 | 157 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 599 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 460 | 702 | 943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 426 | 427 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 330 | 330 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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