
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 46 | 43 | 80 | 73 | 46 | 44 | 62 | 63 | 81 | 123 | 121 | 150 | 145 | 135 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | |
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 | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.78m | 7:16PM1.99m | 8:25AM1.90m | 8:09PM1.98m | 8:51AM2.00m | 8:58PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.29m | 1:25PM0.94m | 1:57AM0.32m | 2:13PM0.75m | 2:32AM0.40m | 2:57PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 80 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 90 | 95 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
6 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 81 | 123 | 121 | 150 | 145 | 135 | 177 | 175 | 92 | 58 | 30 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 13 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 |
25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 353 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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