Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 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
11.9° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.4
NW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
373
367
361
605
183
302
322
280
304
230
243
280
432
540
693
639
1016
1002
988
769
724
713
703
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SE
0
SSW
0
NNW
0
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:00AM2.10m
1:35PM1.63m
00:29AM2.08m
2:17PM1.59m
1:00AM2.03m
3:01PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.72m
6:58AM-0.23m
6:37PM0.82m
7:34AM-0.23m
7:10PM0.91m
8:11AM-0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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8:14
8:15
8:15
8:16
1
1
3
9
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
10
11
11
11
13
12
10
12
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
Energy kJ
113
373
367
361
605
178
302
322
280
304
212
239
239
207
147
693
639
1016
1002
988
769
724
713
703
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
12
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.2
WSW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
WNW
19
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
313
99
75
75
17
183
137
102
89
119
85
243
280
432
540
137
119
44
48
49
33
54
54
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WNW
20
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
NW
11
0.6
W
18
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
W
12
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
45
17
17
17
12
17
17
38
75
33
230
6
10
41
99
41
26
33
50
49
50
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
6
564
39
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
65
8
8
0
0
0
65
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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