Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 24 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1
NW
9
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
150
145
155
181
173
192
166
166
159
152
142
159
181
248
245
329
304
276
341
336
407
384
307
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:36AM1.83m
7:54PM1.65m
7:00AM1.71m
8:45PM1.74m
8:19AM1.65m
9:27PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.97m
12:52PM-0.09m
1:23AM0.85m
1:55PM0.00m
2:38AM0.65m
2:49PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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8:07
8:07
8:08
Temp °C
9
8
9
13
13
13
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
13
12
12
11
10
7
6
8
11
11
12
10
7
7
7
8
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
8
12
10
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
9
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
Energy kJ
122
125
125
155
181
173
192
166
166
159
152
142
100
100
109
118
125
95
91
341
336
407
384
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
150
150
145
106
71
77
72
75
71
109
107
107
159
181
248
245
329
304
276
88
91
93
135
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
18
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
61
48
38
79
79
43
39
39
55
37
38
10
18
17
28
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
27
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
67
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
461
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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