Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Evening (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)222220202020202019191818181818171716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919180152154154131128123201188184180178176237164153149203203201144138
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
0
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.58
7:42AM
2.00
9:17PM
1.66
8:23AM
2.06
9:34PM
1.77
9:03AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
1.14
2:46PM
0.32
2:25AM
0.99
3:12PM
0.31
3:03AM
0.83
3:38PM
0.34
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:09-------7:07-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:05-------7:06-------7:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918171725252522212121222728272423232324292928
Feels °C (?)171716161625242421202019212626252422222223282827
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