Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 13 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)10666141413161616667141415151515151591414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1861572172337874605166515679747482848455554354828181
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.82
7:58AM
1.83
8:38PM
1.96
8:47AM
1.84
9:02PM
2.11
9:37AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.48
2:09AM
0.84
2:16PM
0.51
2:49AM
0.62
2:45PM
0.58
3:31AM
0.40
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset-7:28-------7:29-------7:30------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181915141312141919191615141316191919161716151720
Feels °C (?)13131010109121716171413121115161717151614131618
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