Whaler Island surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.8
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.1
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1223
322
540
425
382
302
350
760
634
628
784
1455
1223
1189
1672
2053
530
530
499
492
318
262
632
1018
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
00:25AM2.47m
2:25PM1.75m
1:14AM2.41m
3:20PM1.72m
2:06AM2.29m
4:18PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.79m
7:38AM-0.71m
7:18PM0.84m
8:30AM-0.66m
8:13PM0.87m
9:23AM-0.55m
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
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
Temp °C
15
12
10
9
12
16
17
16
16
14
12
11
14
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
17
17
17
9
7
6
5
9
11
10
9
10
9
8
7
11
13
11
10
12
12
12
10
12
12
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
18
0.3
SW
17
1
WNW
16
1.8
NW
8
1.4
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.3
WNW
13
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
651
322
540
425
382
302
176
43
547
388
784
1455
1223
1189
42
42
530
254
199
492
224
254
162
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.9
WNW
10
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.3
NW
8
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
SW
16
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
NW
7
1
WNW
12
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
21
Energy kJ
32
180
29
29
29
62
30
17
41
628
191
45
43
42
87
54
69
530
499
156
318
162
40
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
30
12
12
36
18
17
7
26
42
44
43
22
54
3
3
22
69
69
69
67
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
1.9
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1223
350
760
634
1672
2053
362
262
632
1018
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
Distance (km)
564
6
0
0
0
369
563
564
368
23
0
0
0
394
446
563
245
1
0
1
1
422
426
394
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whaler Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest