Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 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 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
NW
10
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
NW
9
0.7
WNW
12
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
512
586
586
615
461
294
280
263
206
220
150
208
188
216
220
216
183
166
138
159
152
159
181
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
5
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:39PM1.56m
4:19AM1.99m
6:51PM1.58m
5:36AM1.83m
7:54PM1.65m
7:00AM1.71m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.99m
11:45AM-0.19m
11:53PM0.97m
12:52PM-0.09m
1:23AM0.85m
1:55PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:24
6:22
6:20
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8:04
8:05
8:07
8:07
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
12
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
12
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
13
9
8
7
6
6
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
351
512
586
586
615
461
294
280
263
102
220
125
208
188
216
220
216
183
166
138
159
152
118
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.8
NW
10
0.4
SW
6
0.2
W
17
0.5
NW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
16
Energy kJ
145
31
30
21
19
120
9
24
51
206
150
150
145
46
98
43
72
74
67
109
107
107
159
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
NW
8
0.3
SW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
NW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.5
NW
10
0.3
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
SW
15
0.3
W
11
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
36
33
20
30
30
14
20
10
41
79
66
48
46
49
79
77
41
38
54
21
38
10
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
10
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
Energy kJ
284
141
113
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
1
377
394
564
6
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
8
564
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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