Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 149 | 148 | 140 | 102 | 124 | 123 | 176 | 178 | 270 | 264 | 234 | 263 | 272 | 291 | 226 | 226 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.85m | 9:43AM2.14m | 10:29PM1.75m | 10:09AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.64m | 4:18PM0.36m | 3:58AM0.79m | 4:58PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 176 | 178 | 270 | 264 | 234 | 139 | 161 | 291 | 83 | 56 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 57 | 148 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 123 | 80 | 84 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 232 | 229 | 50 | 226 | 226 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | W 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | W 4 | SSW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 149 | 149 | 51 | 6 | 32 | 124 | 28 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 62 | 48 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 263 | 272 | 109 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 294 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 456 | 353 | 318 | 278 |
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