Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | W 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 76 | 121 | 119 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 202 | 270 | 348 | 267 | 258 | 232 | 229 | 291 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.11m | 10:48AM1.76m | 10:20PM2.03m | 11:10AM1.84m | 10:58PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.90m | 4:29AM0.32m | 4:19PM0.82m | 4:52AM0.41m | 5:00PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
97 | 89 | 84 | 33 | 24 | 121 | 66 | 94 | 42 | 31 | 142 | 50 | 44 | 47 | 267 | 103 | 103 | 64 | 291 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 |
25 | 30 | 28 | 81 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 146 | 146 | 25 | 202 | 270 | 348 | 27 | 258 | 232 | 229 | 15 | 288 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
33 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 76 | 120 | 119 | 140 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
31 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 102 | 74 | — | — | 20 | 29 | 92 | 113 | 291 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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