Whaler Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.74° N 124.18° W

Whaler Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whaler Island sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.8° 

Whaler Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whaler Island today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.8
W
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
169
169
169
171
139
134
134
134
137
114
183
281
193
161
206
159
157
155
166
166
171
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
0
NNE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
0
W
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:36PM2.08m
4:21AM1.55m
4:13PM2.02m
5:33AM1.40m
4:55PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.43m
10:15PM0.30m
9:49AM0.68m
11:14PM0.32m
10:29AM0.90m
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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8:14
8:12
8:10
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Temp °C
16
19
19
18
14
14
14
13
15
18
19
19
16
15
15
14
16
19
19
18
14
14
Feels °C
16
18
19
17
15
13
14
13
15
18
18
18
17
15
15
14
16
19
19
17
15
13
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