Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 394 | 388 | 377 | 361 | 345 | 319 | 309 | 304 | 174 | 236 | 213 | 164 | 158 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.14m | 8:35AM1.60m | 7:20PM2.22m | 9:04AM1.71m | 8:13PM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.17m | 1:14PM1.10m | 2:32AM0.11m | 2:09PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 |
| kJ | 215 | 394 | 388 | 377 | 361 | 345 | 319 | 309 | 304 | 174 | 236 | 213 | 164 | 158 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 69 | 66 | 44 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
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