Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 100 | 95 | 173 | 121 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 103 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 196 | 128 | 201 | 204 | 201 | 193 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 163 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.46m | 3:35PM1.88m | 4:17AM1.28m | 4:24PM1.90m | 6:22AM1.24m | 5:14PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.79m | 10:42PM0.85m | 9:15AM0.97m | 00:04AM0.73m | 10:04AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 141 | 100 | 95 | 173 | 121 | 166 | 166 | 82 | 51 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 111 | 196 | 97 | 201 | 38 | 20 | 193 | 140 | 136 | 136 | 163 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 89 | 85 | 4 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 169 | 103 | 107 | 112 | 50 | 130 | 68 | 128 | 51 | 204 | 201 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 36 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 4 | W 14 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 17 | W 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 69 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 38 | 92 | 64 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 104 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 75 | 21 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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