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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 10 am Thursday 23 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
85 | 131 | 131 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.57m | 3:59AM1.86m | 6:44PM1.69m | 5:26AM1.80m | 7:18PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.31m | 10:18PM1.33m | 11:35AM0.35m | 11:54PM1.19m | 12:27PM0.40m | 1:00AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 47 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 38 | 53 | 63 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 61 | 78 | 48 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 131 | 131 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 35 | 30 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | 173 | 122 | 81 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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