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Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 PST
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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
11.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 4PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (30 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
3
W
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121211181616161412121418171716161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15681299137816521790179015971301104289410521306157132531593121120415369338660436194594057155104
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
2.47
10:50PM
1.81
9:37AM
2.51
11:31PM
1.91
10:30AM
2.51
12:09AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
-0.34
3:38AM
1.03
4:49PM
-0.41
4:34AM
0.90
5:32PM
-0.41
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-7:31-------7:30-------7:28------
Sunset---5:29-------5:30-------5:30----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121417151313131313151715141213121112131412111110
Feels °C (?)91314131110101010121413129998911121110108
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