Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.74° N 124.18° W

Whaler Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whaler Island sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
575
539
472
549
549
549
527
402
396
390
1094
587
1083
826
787
761
761
789
465
468
327
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM2.27m
2:02AM1.85m
1:33PM2.31m
2:56AM1.75m
2:12PM2.30m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.46m
7:40PM-0.12m
7:28AM0.63m
8:27PM-0.17m
8:07AM0.79m
9:19PM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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Temp °C
11
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
20
21
20
17
16
Feels °C
9
14
14
12
11
13
11
11
11
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
18
17
16
14
15
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