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Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)8881413121212111110111011111010991514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3072302134497008981048885724317242233254161161245200180172222280269326331
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSE
10
S
0
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
NE
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
2.38
3:24PM
1.69
2:20AM
2.30
4:29PM
1.61
3:14AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.73
8:41AM
-0.50
8:20PM
0.84
9:37AM
-0.42
9:16PM
0.94
10:39AM
-0.31
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:28-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset8:00-------8:01-------8:02-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--14641232-12-1------231
Temp. °C1313111110111211111110101012121311109910111010
Feels °C (?)111210109891110988810111089777788
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