Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.7
W
1
W
1.6
WNW
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010561414141371676661414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159198161161125122751082257878746051665376182707482848455
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.70
7:09AM
1.80
8:19PM
1.82
7:58AM
1.83
8:38PM
1.96
8:47AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.05
1:48PM
0.48
2:09AM
0.84
2:16PM
0.51
2:49AM
0.62
2:45PM
0.58
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:29-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131312111416171915131212151919191515141416181817
Feels °C (?)11121091212121410999131616161213121215161615
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