
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 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) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | 116 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 164 | 121 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 118 | 113 | 107 | 106 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:01PM2.23m | 10:01AM1.92m | 9:47PM2.14m | 10:30AM1.99m | 10:32PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.19m | 3:44PM0.66m | 4:14AM0.32m | 4:29PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 |
75 | 116 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 193 | 190 | 169 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 113 | 107 | 41 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | W 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
24 | 6 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 164 | 121 | 162 | 164 | 162 | 118 | 14 | 13 | 106 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
29 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 |
3 | 16 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 69 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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