Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 01 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)13131313131355666781010101011111119191918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28272728282824274917019814613417712096808585616668110101
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
2.06
10:44AM
1.77
10:32PM
2.08
11:27AM
1.65
10:56PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.62
4:36AM
0.45
4:22PM
0.76
5:14AM
0.41
4:45PM
0.90
5:53AM
0.42
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:41-
Sunset-7:19-------7:19-------7:20------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816141414162021211815131316212322191919182025
Feels °C (?)1815141211121419191815108913181919171514131621
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