Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
15.3° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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 Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
74
62
49
49
36
36
24
32
33
32
30
29
29
38
72
72
71
27
25
25
25
25
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24PM2.15m
10:45AM1.58m
9:49PM2.15m
11:31AM1.53m
10:16PM2.13m
12:19PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.30m
3:38PM1.01m
4:59AM0.28m
4:03PM1.10m
5:38AM0.30m
4:29PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:42
7:43
7:44
Temp °C
20
18
17
16
18
21
22
21
18
18
18
17
19
21
21
21
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
19
17
17
16
18
20
21
20
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
16
14
14
15
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
56
74
62
49
49
36
36
24
13
14
13
13
14
9
38
72
72
71
9
9
9
9
25
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
8
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
32
33
32
30
29
29
14
6
25
25
27
13
13
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
20
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
2
6
8
2
9
25
25
25
25
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
103
3
8
4
2
44
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
75
157
14
14
10
10
12
23
75
353
297
0
0
10
12
12
21
21
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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