Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.83m | 4:18PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.77m | 7:46AM1.14m | 11:27PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 41 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 40 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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