Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
33
32
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
21
21
23
21
42
41
61
42
41
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49PM2.15m
11:31AM1.53m
10:16PM2.13m
12:19PM1.46m
10:46PM2.09m
1:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.28m
4:03PM1.10m
5:38AM0.30m
4:29PM1.18m
6:20AM0.35m
4:52PM1.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:43
7:44
7:45
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
19
21
22
21
18
16
15
14
16
16
18
17
13
14
14
13
14
17
17
17
18
19
17
16
19
20
21
20
18
16
14
14
14
15
16
15
12
13
12
11
12
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
32
11
12
12
8
8
5
28
5
5
5
6
4
5
6
6
5
21
5
5
2
61
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.1
W
7
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
7
33
32
30
29
29
28
1
28
28
27
13
13
12
25
21
21
12
21
42
41
22
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
17
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
7
7
7
7
2
2
6
25
25
25
25
25
25
12
12
12
23
12
25
25
11
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
16
25
5
3
3
5
10
11
7
3
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
12
12
14
24
356
75
14
0
0
10
0
45
42
322
14
14
14
0
0
0
120
294
294
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
4
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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