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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 Saturday 02 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
11.9° 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 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whaler Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
361 | 203 | 295 | 360 | 347 | 297 | 261 | 243 | 280 | 432 | 540 | 589 | 639 | 980 | 966 | 953 | 769 | 724 | 713 | 679 | 604 | 498 | 439 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.63m | 00:29AM2.08m | 2:17PM1.59m | 1:00AM2.03m | 3:01PM1.54m | 1:33AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM-0.23m | 6:37PM0.82m | 7:34AM-0.23m | 7:10PM0.91m | 8:11AM-0.20m | 7:45PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:19 |
— | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 361 | 203 | 295 | 360 | 347 | 297 | 261 | 239 | 239 | 202 | 134 | 589 | 639 | 980 | 966 | 953 | 769 | 724 | 713 | 679 | 604 | 498 | 439 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 196 | 135 | 51 | 75 | 119 | 230 | 243 | 280 | 432 | 540 | 134 | 84 | 44 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 77 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 20 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 99 | 41 | 26 | — | — | 33 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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