Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

21.7°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (29 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29						Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	146	146	152	220	223	223	223	220	215	199	193	191	191	188	186	183	178	178	134	136	259	310
Wind (km/h)	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	SSE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	S	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	E	SE	SSW	WSW	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			11:39AM2.28m					2:34AM1.42m			12:36PM2.15m					4:07AM1.46m			1:47PM2.00m
Low Tide	5:09AM1.17m				7:25PM0.17m				6:02AM1.27m					8:35PM0.24m			7:28AM1.35m					9:47PM0.30m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	4
Temp °C	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	17	16	15
Feels °C	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16
kJ	146	146	152	220	223	223	223	220	215	199	193	191	191	188	186	183	178	178	134	136	259	310
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 9	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 6	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 8	W 4	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 10	W 15
kJ	63	31	14	40	37	3	17	17	17	17	16	5	2	38	72	72	67	126	123	121	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 5	W 5	SSW 18	S 10	S 9	WNW 13	W 5	W 5	W 8	W 8	W 8	NW 13	SW 20	W 8	W 8	W 8	NW 12	W 7	SE 10	SW 7	W 11	S 10
kJ	2	2	31	2	2	18	2	2	5	5	5	6	15	4	4	4	6	1	4	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	SE 11	E 2	ESE 2	SSW 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	4	1	1	5	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	95	95	189	0	0	0	0	0	39	12	0	0	0	0	10	10	18	120	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3		3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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