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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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
33 | 79 | 150 | 120 | 79 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 64 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 54 | 67 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.93m | 5:02PM1.70m | 3:37AM1.75m | 5:48PM1.80m | 5:02AM1.61m | 6:26PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.31m | 10:13PM1.22m | 10:44AM0.44m | 11:42PM1.06m | 11:33AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
11 | 12 | 11 | 120 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 64 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | S 12 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
33 | 79 | 150 | 7 | 79 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 67 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | S 12 | S 21 | W 6 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | NW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | 21 | 36 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 18 | 131 | 322 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 322 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
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