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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 4 am Tuesday 19 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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?
The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whaler Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | |
1496 | 1393 | 1223 | 1189 | 1543 | 2053 | 507 | 507 | 499 | 418 | 263 | 313 | 780 | 935 | 750 | 587 | 297 | 490 | 460 | 501 | 744 | 1034 | 1057 | 771 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:14AM2.41m | 3:20PM1.72m | 2:06AM2.29m | 4:18PM1.69m | 3:04AM2.11m | 5:17PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM-0.66m | 8:13PM0.87m | 9:23AM-0.55m | 9:16PM0.89m | 10:19AM-0.40m | 10:29PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 1496 | 1393 | 1223 | 1189 | 42 | 42 | 507 | 268 | 499 | 160 | 236 | 240 | 162 | 64 | 750 | 587 | 297 | 490 | 460 | 501 | 184 | 133 | 1057 | 771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 87 | 54 | 69 | 507 | 151 | 418 | 263 | 162 | 40 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 236 | 79 | 57 | 184 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 40 | — | — | 29 | 18 | 84 | 78 | 59 | 56 | — | 57 | 59 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1543 | 2053 | 478 | — | — | — | — | 313 | 780 | 935 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 744 | 1034 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 426 | 563 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 377 | 422 | 394 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 714 | 191 | 79 | 1 |
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