
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 270 | 266 | 263 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 151 | 216 | 216 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.00m | 2:20AM1.34m | 12:08PM1.90m | 12:53PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM1.16m | 7:14PM0.48m | 5:25AM1.26m | 8:18PM0.57m | 9:35PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
277 | 270 | 266 | 263 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 216 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
10 | 6 | 41 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 151 | 216 | 107 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 23 | S 23 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — |
41 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 27 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 3 | NW 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 36 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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