
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
158 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 180 | 178 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 109 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 102 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.71m | 7:57AM1.84m | 7:46PM1.74m | 8:15AM1.97m | 8:33PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.57m | 1:58PM0.82m | 1:53AM0.61m | 2:35PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 |
158 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 20 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 47 | 60 | 44 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 102 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
42 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 108 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 104 | 90 | 149 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 102 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 9 | — | SSW 13 | WNW 9 |
75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 8 | 127 | 180 | 178 | 123 | 104 | 61 | 109 | 57 | — | 17 | — | 59 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
1 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 56 | 134 | 118 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 294 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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