Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 140 | 81 | 78 | 116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.91m | 2:19AM1.35m | 2:18PM1.87m | 4:15AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.77m | 7:24AM0.98m | 9:55PM0.77m | 7:46AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 81 | 78 | 116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 68 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 45 | — | — | 36 | 44 | 57 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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