Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 17 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151514141414141414141313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949389445582818181807977737070707069684444444444
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
N
5
NNE
0
N
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
2.34
11:24AM
1.64
10:40PM
2.37
12:26PM
1.54
11:23PM
2.34
1:41PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.12
4:22PM
0.92
5:55AM
0.09
4:59PM
1.04
6:54AM
0.12
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:32-------7:34
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817171922232119181717182121201616151417192019
Feels °C (?)161513131618191817171516171818171415131215161717
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