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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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 25 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 95 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:46PM2.09m | 1:16PM1.40m | 11:18PM2.02m | 2:31PM1.36m | 11:53PM1.94m | 4:39PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.35m | 4:52PM1.25m | 7:08AM0.42m | 5:12PM1.31m | 8:02AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 61 | 25 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 95 | 62 | 60 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 65 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 56 | 60 | 95 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 11 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 322 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 353 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 14 |
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