Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

18.1° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	W 8	W 7	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	49	29	50	51	53	55	49	49	49	48	46	42	56	66	55	57	127	133	103	99	96	106	106	113
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	N	N	NNE	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	NW	N	NE	N	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide			11:17AM1.61m			10:04PM2.52m					11:59AM1.67m			10:53PM2.41m					12:41PM1.73m				11:43PM2.22m
Low Tide				3:47PM1.03m					5:23AM-0.12m			4:44PM1.00m					6:05AM-0.01m				5:42PM0.98m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58
	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	29	32	30	32	30	28	26	25	27	29	30	29	26	24	23	22
Feels °C	26	28	29	29	28	26	27	26	30	32	30	32	29	27	25	24	27	29	30	29	27	24	24	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	W 4	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 6	W 8	W 7	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	49	29	50	51	53	14	15	16	20	22	27	42	56	66	55	57	127	133	103	99	96	106	106	113
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	W 15	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 9	W 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	21	17	16	49	49	55	33	33	33	32	33	42	41	41	26	39	40	40	40	39	39	34	56	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	W 14	W 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 19	W 19	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	17	21	31	16	16	49	49	49	49	48	46	16	28	28	40	40	14	14	14	14	28	27	33	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 5	W 5	W 9	W 4	W 5	W 5	—	—	—	—	—	W 5	WNW 6	—	ESE 2	SE 3	—	—	WSW 5	—	—	SE 2	ESE 3
kJ	15	2	2	14	8	44	48	—	—	—	—	—	51	109	—	1	2	—	—	4	—	—	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Tajiguas CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarpits CAL - Santa Barbara	Fernald Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarpits CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	21	0	0	0	0	0	14	59	46	0	10	0	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara	Government Point	Campus Point			Sandspit	El Capitan	El Capitan	El Capitan	St Augustine Point	Razorblades		Seals	Sandspit	ED's	El Capitan	Government Point	St Augustine Point		San Augustine	Tajiguas	El Capitan	Cojo	Cojo	Government Point
Rating (10 max)	2	1			1	2	2	1	2	2		2	1	1	3	3	3		2	2	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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