Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

21.5°C

Fernald Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s

Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	21	33	33	78	77	119	116	111	104	175	173	173	173	173	175	173	113	148	146	146	152	220	223	223
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	SSW	SW	SW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	S	SSW	SW	N	ENE	E	E	E	SE	S	SW	SW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:02PM1.61m			10:11AM2.36m					00:01AM1.53m			10:52AM2.35m					1:09AM1.45m				11:39AM2.28m
Low Tide		3:53AM0.96m					5:28PM0.09m			4:29AM1.06m					6:23PM0.11m				5:09AM1.17m				7:25PM0.17m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	22	23	21	19	19	18	18	17	21	21	20	18	18	18	17	18	20	21	19	17	18
Feels °C	18	17	17	21	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	21	21	21	19	19	19	17	18	20	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 6	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	20	25	29	36	27	27	28	63	49	57	57	173	173	173	175	173	113	148	146	146	152	220	223	223
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 6	W 5	W 5	SSW 18	W 5	W 14	W 9	W 14	WNW 13
kJ	21	33	33	78	77	119	116	111	104	175	173	55	35	33	20	5	5	4	63	2	64	14	34	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 18	W 11	W 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	W 16	W 10	W 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 5	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 14	S 9	W 8
kJ	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	6	2	5	2	2	2	5	8	8	63	63	4	31	31	20	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	24	131	14	0	0	0	0	0	33	75	21	0	0	0	0	10	18	131	131	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5

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