Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 33 | 34 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 106 | 81 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 33 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.47m | 7:15PM1.99m | 9:28AM1.51m | 7:56PM2.07m | 9:46AM1.56m | 8:32PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM1.25m | 2:43AM0.34m | 1:50PM1.17m | 3:12AM0.28m | 2:27PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
14 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 59 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 |
50 | 18 | 34 | 57 | 9 | 63 | 68 | 106 | 69 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 |
33 | 33 | 18 | 50 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 33 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 44 | 39 | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 36 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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