
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 121 | 129 | 121 | 117 | 95 | 95 | 83 | 81 | 118 | 229 | 302 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 143 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.09m | 10:56PM1.74m | 10:46AM2.15m | 11:47PM1.60m | 11:19AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.63m | 4:48PM0.42m | 4:30AM0.75m | 5:35PM0.37m | 4:58AM0.89m | 6:28PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
152 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 121 | 129 | 121 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 81 | 118 | 73 | 143 | 64 | 47 | 25 | 21 | 73 | 48 | 33 | 71 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 117 | 95 | 95 | 83 | 61 | 94 | 94 | 59 | 69 | 58 | 30 | 31 | 143 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
14 | 7 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 56 | 51 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | — | 32 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 67 | 229 | 302 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 353 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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