Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 08 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 2.7°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 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313661616161616161718181818151515161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56522632376666676867103145209123209209656288173173175175173171
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.71
8:19PM
1.47
3:46AM
1.68
7:51PM
1.53
5:12AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.62
9:54PM
1.47
12:07PM
0.57
11:54PM
1.38
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:35-------6:33-------6:31-
Sunset-7:23-------7:24-------7:25------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C252621201919202223211918161516171918151413131416
Feels °C (?)242419171718212121181717151515161717151413121314
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