Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 95 | 83 | 73 | 116 | 350 | 342 | 150 | 89 | 117 | 90 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 74 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 60 | 77 | 54 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.15m | 11:47PM1.60m | 11:19AM2.17m | 00:49AM1.46m | 11:59AM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.75m | 5:35PM0.37m | 4:58AM0.89m | 6:28PM0.36m | 5:27AM1.03m | 7:32PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 83 | 73 | 116 | 166 | 157 | 81 | 41 | 117 | 90 | 78 | 64 | 56 | 92 | 74 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 94 | 73 | 102 | 59 | 89 | 104 | 66 | 51 | 48 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 86 | 60 | 77 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 67 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 40 | 94 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 74 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 42 | 350 | 342 | 150 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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