Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

22.0°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	207	193	146	197	182	188	188	188	240	340	310	232	226	288	284	284	277	270	266	263	199	196
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	SW	SSW	SW	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	SW	SW	WSW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off
High Tide		10:36AM2.13m					00:04AM1.52m				11:04AM2.08m				1:01AM1.42m				11:34AM2.00m
Low Tide					5:39PM0.34m			4:48AM1.05m					6:23PM0.40m				5:10AM1.16m				7:14PM0.48m


	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	18	15	15	14	14	15	20	21	21	18	17	17	18	19	25	26	23	21	20
Feels °C	16	16	15	15	13	13	11	11	13	18	18	19	15	13	13	14	16	21	22	21	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	207	193	142	142	142	188	188	188	240	340	310	232	226	288	284	284	277	270	266	263	199	196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	W 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 17	SSW 14	W 6	WNW 16	WSW 6	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 4	W 4
kJ	20	19	146	197	182	180	178	153	116	12	50	11	12	20	15	9	10	6	41	36	2	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 20	WNW 19	W 15	W 14	W 6	W 6	SSW 18	W 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SSW 13	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 5	—	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	149	149	73	38	16	19	19	178	129	50	50	50	33	42	40	41	41	41	5	—	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 11	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 10	WNW 10	—	—	—	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 5	—	—
kJ	—	37	19	20	19	52	33	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	14	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	131	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	14	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4		3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3
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