Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 298 | 295 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 249 | 266 | 277 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 174 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.49m | 3:38PM1.65m | 7:20AM1.55m | 5:03PM1.65m | 7:30AM1.63m | 6:06PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM1.44m | 11:45PM0.59m | 11:54AM1.34m | 00:26AM0.56m | 12:44PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 302 | 298 | 295 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 201 | 196 | 193 | 249 | 266 | 277 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 174 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 32 | 74 | 33 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 103 | 10 | 17 | 96 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 4 | W 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 4 | 61 | 47 | 46 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 9 | — | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 12 | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 131 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
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