Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 02 Feb 2026 PST
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Fernald Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313121212121111111216141314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97182369157354943634533025919919614113494936669310232352546779746808
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
1.75
10:01AM
2.23
11:19PM
1.79
10:44AM
2.03
11:52PM
1.82
11:27AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.05
3:57AM
0.88
4:53PM
0.19
4:46AM
0.86
5:24PM
0.38
5:38AM
0.87
Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:30-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919181824252521202020202628262222222121242421
Feels °C (?)181817151522222318171616152325231918181717212119
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