Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.74° N 124.18° W

Whaler Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whaler Island sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whaler Island at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
1.1
W
12
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1
W
11
1.3
W
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
186
143
121
245
178
167
186
189
339
287
258
252
464
828
772
759
759
772
1025
1060
916
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM1.86m
6:05AM1.47m
4:01PM1.74m
7:18AM1.48m
5:13PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.18m
10:43PM0.20m
10:21AM1.23m
11:47PM0.27m
11:49AM1.23m
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
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7:31
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6:30
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Temp °C
17
21
22
17
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
12
9
9
Feels °C
14
18
19
15
14
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
10
13
13
11
8
7
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