Wilderness Surf Forecast

/ Saint Martin (9 surf breaks) /

Netherlands Antilles (9 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (18.12° N 63.03° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Wilderness surfForecast / Saint Martin / Netherlands Antilles

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Wilderness sea temperature is 27.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wilderness today?

The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Apr)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (28 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28					Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Fri 1
	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	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 10	N 10	N 12	NNE 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	NW 12	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	150	85	57	57	56	134	78	51	72	50	49	47	42	42	42	45	46	28	27	36	48	78	100	132
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	E	ESE	E	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	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:24PM0.32m				5:12AM0.25m				7:19PM0.34m				5:26AM0.23m					8:09PM0.36m			5:34AM0.21m
Low Tide		11:26AM0.13m				00:40AM0.20m				11:53AM0.10m				1:50AM0.20m				12:22PM0.08m					3:00AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—
	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	6:32
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	26	26	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	28	27	26	26	27	27	28	27	27	27	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 10	N 10	N 12	NNE 12	ESE 6	N 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	150	85	57	47	48	134	78	43	72	47	47	48	54	52	52	45	57	59	59	42	57	78	100	132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	N 10	N 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	S 5	NNW 11	N 10	NNE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NE 11	N 10	N 9	N 9	NW 12	NNW 11	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12
kJ	5	31	30	57	56	2	40	51	13	50	49	47	42	42	42	5	46	28	27	36	48	35	55	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	S 4	NW 7	—	NE 11	—	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	N 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	N 9	N 9	NNE 14	—	NNE 12
kJ	6	5	2	5	2	2	—	33	—	25	12	12	12	12	5	4	17	16	15	15	14	18	—	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	55	44	46	41	40	41	41	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	62	58	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay 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	Wilderness Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Wilderness Saint Martin	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	Lorient Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	6	6	6	33	33	33	33	33	6	6	0	6	6	33	33	6	0	33	33	33	33	33	6	6
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	Friars Bay						Friars Bay	Friars Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1			1	1						1	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	Friars Bay Saint Martin						Friars Bay Saint Martin	Friars Bay Saint Martin
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1			1	1						1	2
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Umzumbe South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	6	6	7	7	5	5

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