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Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 16 | |
64 | 103 | 103 | 244 | 278 | 253 | 94 | 86 | 85 | 131 | 131 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 62 | 59 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.47m | 2:28AM1.98m | 6:00PM1.57m | 3:59AM1.86m | 6:44PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.26m | 8:12PM1.36m | 10:30AM0.31m | 10:18PM1.33m | 11:35AM0.35m | 11:54PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
64 | 72 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 132 | 94 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 41 | 83 | 39 | 61 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
61 | 103 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 131 | 131 | 34 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 11 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 |
29 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
14 | 29 | 77 | 244 | 278 | 253 | 131 | — | — | — | 12 | 33 | 24 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 50 | 163 | 143 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 294 | 356 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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