Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 138 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | 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 | 11:41PM1.73m | 12:04PM1.96m | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:38PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.69m | 5:40AM0.68m | 6:37PM0.66m | 6:04AM0.83m | 7:40PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 138 | 138 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 49 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 31 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 69 | 88 | 71 | 43 | 29 | — | — | 19 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 29 | 21 | — | 9 | 11 | 25 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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