Wilderness 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.12° N 63.03° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wilderness sea temperature is

29.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wilderness today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 18					Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	NW 16	NW 15	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	57	55	57	57	46	65	87	114	104	68	87	81	58	87	176	293	347	370	336	319	261
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:19PM0.32m			00:34AM0.19m					2:58PM0.32m			1:59AM0.21m					3:34PM0.32m
Low Tide					10:44PM0.19m			6:41AM0.11m					10:44PM0.19m			7:47AM0.14m					10:53PM0.19m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	1	—	1
Temp °C	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	E 8	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NW 15	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NNW 11
kJ	57	55	57	57	39	36	87	114	104	68	87	81	58	52	176	293	347	370	336	319	261
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 9	E 8	ENE 8	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NW 16	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	50	49	35	34	35	37	36	24	17	13	13	13	13	87	50	50	35	34	31	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	SE 8	SE 8	N 12	N 12	N 8	SE 8	ENE 8	N 12	N 16	N 15	N 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	29	29	11	11	46	65	20	34	22	25	5	18	17	12	6	35	34	31	29	29	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	17	26	26	37	36	35	41	34	34	34	35	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wilderness Saint Martin	Wilderness Saint Martin	Wilderness Saint Martin	Wilderness Saint Martin	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Wilderness Saint Martin	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Wilderness Saint Martin	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	33	33	0	33	33	33	0	33	33	33	33	33	6	6	6	33	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Netherlands-Antilles - Saint Martin	Friars Bay	Friars Bay	Friars Bay	Friars Bay			Friars Bay				Friars Bay						Friars Bay	Friars Bay	Friars Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1				1						2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Netherlands Antilles	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin			Friars Bay Saint Martin				Friars Bay Saint Martin						Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1				1						2	2	2
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6

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