Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 4 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

20.7° C

Fernald Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 12PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Evening (27 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	209	209	280	280	289	312	181	127	255	264	267	267	386	336	317	310	237	234	234	295	226	223	217	217
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	W	SW	SW	SW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	NNE	NE	NE	S	SW	SW	SW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				10:27AM1.49m				8:52PM2.19m				10:52AM1.52m				9:27PM2.21m					11:18AM1.55m			10:01PM2.19m
Low Tide		3:44AM0.24m				2:38PM1.16m				4:15AM0.20m				3:15PM1.12m				4:45AM0.19m				3:52PM1.08m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	26	29	29	29	26	25	24	23	26	29	28	28	26	25	24	23	25	29	29	28	25	24
Feels °C	24	22	26	28	28	29	27	24	23	22	26	28	27	27	27	24	23	22	25	29	29	28	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	W 6	W 6	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 19	W 7	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 8	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 6	W 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	51	52	40	280	289	312	52	51	52	54	68	267	386	336	317	310	237	41	78	295	226	223	217	217
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 7	W 8	W 8	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 6	W 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 9	W 9	S 15	S 15	W 7
kJ	209	209	280	40	44	42	181	127	255	264	267	69	69	49	46	38	37	234	234	56	55	159	155	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 20	SSW 19	S 10	S 10	S 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	S 15	W 8	W 8	S 14
kJ	12	12	8	14	14	14	75	71	2	2	24	29	29	54	50	45	71	72	97	103	71	33	31	104
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	W 5	W 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	22	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	14	21	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	21	14	0	0	0	0	0	75	131	14	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	4	8	7	5	4	4	5	4	4

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