Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 56 | 68 | 80 | 84 | 72 | 76 | 126 | 140 | 61 | 55 | 88 | 211 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:38PM2.00m | 1:39AM1.36m | 1:21PM2.00m | 3:29AM1.23m | 2:21PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.83m | 7:40PM0.64m | 6:30AM0.98m | 9:01PM0.62m | 6:59AM1.12m | 10:37PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | W 6 |
12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 80 | 84 | 72 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 211 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
42 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 7 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 88 | 55 | 211 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 11 |
68 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 42 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 76 | 126 | 140 | 59 | 55 | 34 | 12 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
21 | — | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 31 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 72 | 148 | 102 | 98 | 78 | 28 | 17 | 53 | 72 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 322 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
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