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Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | |
61 | 59 | 78 | 59 | 43 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 57 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 65 | 36 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.69m | 5:26AM1.80m | 7:18PM1.80m | 6:37AM1.77m | 7:47PM1.91m | 7:37AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM1.19m | 12:27PM0.40m | 1:00AM0.99m | 1:10PM0.47m | 1:51AM0.80m | 1:46PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | S 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
46 | 46 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 65 | 36 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
14 | 33 | 78 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
78 | 106 | 98 | 66 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 353 | 353 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 322 | 1592 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 294 | 294 |
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