Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 05 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.2
W
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
1.8
WNW
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)15151515151514146141414141414147777713136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163161159157109104153106100969494949494612681317061575456209
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
1.96
2:24PM
1.31
12:21AM
1.88
1:02AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
1.14
7:27AM
0.54
5:32PM
1.24
8:32AM
0.61
9:53AM
0.64
Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020202023242520191817192324252020181719252726
Feels °C (?)191818181921212217171615182223241716141416222421
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