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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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
255 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 267 | 529 | 346 | 207 | 133 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 78 | 77 | 130 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.99m | 7:31AM1.50m | 7:27PM2.06m | 8:30AM1.48m | 7:54PM2.11m | 9:22AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.68m | 12:55PM0.83m | 2:24AM0.52m | 1:29PM0.94m | 3:02AM0.39m | 2:02PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | |
8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
255 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 126 | 240 | 166 | 127 | 133 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 78 | 30 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
18 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | W 18 | W 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 56 | 61 | 53 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 149 | 267 | 529 | 346 | 207 | 90 | 36 | 69 | 30 | 29 | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 914 | 906 | 341 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 322 | 690 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 95 | 150 | 14 |
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