Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
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Fernald Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.3
SSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101410101010913999991919191818181818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7450969612290813476765678559696945250498080797978
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglasscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
2.18
1:15PM
1.47
12:33AM
2.15
2:46PM
1.33
1:26AM
2.08
5:07PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
0.37
6:00PM
1.00
8:06AM
0.40
6:34PM
1.15
9:30AM
0.42
7:29PM
1.29
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:10-------7:12-------7:12--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020262524212020202027282822212019202727252220
Feels °C (?)202020262524211919191926272820191818182626242118
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