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Fernald Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 46 | 97 | 30 | 40 | 57 | 62 | 103 | 103 | 245 | 319 | 280 | 91 | 86 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 127 | 73 | 98 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:14PM 1.42 | 1:12AM 2.12 | 4:53PM 1.47 | 2:28AM 1.98 | 6:00PM 1.57 | 3:59AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37PM 1.28 | 9:15AM 0.26 | 8:12PM 1.36 | 10:30AM 0.31 | 10:18PM 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
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