Wilderness 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.12° N 63.03° W

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wilderness sea temperature is

29.6°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wilderness at 11AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	38	41	42	41	60	59	86	112	106	137	163	146	138	125	85	83	81	80	57	56	57	57	46
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	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				12:49PM0.33m								1:35PM0.32m									2:19PM0.32m
Low Tide	4:18AM0.04m									5:01AM0.06m								5:48AM0.08m					10:44PM0.19m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 13	NNE 13	N 13	N 12	ENE 8	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	28	28	27	14	60	59	86	112	59	137	163	146	138	125	85	83	81	80	57	56	57	57	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 15	NNE 14	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9	NW 8	N 12	E 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 14	NNE 13	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 12
kJ	38	41	42	41	14	13	29	9	106	27	26	73	61	59	36	35	11	26	26	26	14	13	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 7	ENE 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	N 14	SE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 8
kJ	7	7	7	13	18	18	12	11	14	14	14	10	5	11	11	11	15	12	29	29	11	11	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 7	E 10	ENE 8	ENE 7	—	—	—	ENE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 3	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4
kJ	21	21	20	19	15	15	10	41	90	55	42	—	—	—	58	50	49	4	4	8	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	175	171	161	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	6	0	0	33	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Netherlands-Antilles - Saint Martin																			Friars Bay	Friars Bay	Friars Bay
Rating (10 max)																			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)																			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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