Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 12 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 115 | 104 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 95 | 176 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 76 | 123 | 180 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 178 | 171 | 186 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.29m | 6:04PM1.95m | 8:59AM1.36m | 6:52PM2.00m | 9:33AM1.42m | 7:35PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.60m | 11:10AM1.22m | 1:57AM0.48m | 12:19PM1.26m | 2:36AM0.38m | 1:14PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 36 | 62 | 95 | 98 | 89 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 158 | 115 | 104 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 92 | 92 | 125 | 121 | 117 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 178 | 171 | 186 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 89 | 90 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 217 | 141 | 141 | 54 | 123 | 180 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 176 | 104 | 73 | — | 43 | 77 | 165 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | 18 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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