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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 10 am Monday 18 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whaler Island today?
The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 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 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
367 | 296 | 283 | 760 | 619 | 628 | 784 | 1393 | 1355 | 1189 | 1672 | 2053 | 507 | 507 | 581 | 492 | 318 | 313 | 760 | 994 | 824 | 587 | 333 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.75m | 1:14AM2.41m | 3:20PM1.72m | 2:06AM2.29m | 4:18PM1.69m | 3:04AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM-0.71m | 7:18PM0.84m | 8:30AM-0.66m | 8:13PM0.87m | 9:23AM-0.55m | 9:16PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 367 | 296 | 176 | 43 | 547 | 378 | 784 | 1393 | 1355 | 1189 | 42 | 42 | 507 | 254 | 581 | 492 | 242 | 254 | 162 | 64 | 64 | 587 | 186 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 21 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 62 | 30 | 17 | 26 | 628 | 169 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 87 | 54 | 69 | 507 | 167 | 171 | 318 | 162 | 40 | 72 | 29 | 63 | 333 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 44 | — | 22 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 40 | — | 71 | 18 | 18 | 84 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 283 | 760 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | 1672 | 2053 | 394 | — | — | — | — | 313 | 760 | 994 | 824 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 378 | 563 | 564 | 368 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 426 | 563 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 377 | 422 | 394 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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