Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 24 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.8
W
7
2.2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
64
85
126
133
184
193
195
255
226
140
138
135
131
201
199
293
436
268
161
122
115
115
115
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:26PM1.91m
6:22AM1.53m
6:58PM1.99m
7:31AM1.50m
7:27PM2.06m
8:30AM1.48m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.87m
12:17PM0.71m
1:42AM0.68m
12:55PM0.83m
2:24AM0.52m
1:29PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
16
19
21
20
18
16
14
13
15
18
20
21
16
13
13
12
14
16
18
16
14
16
15
14
16
18
19
18
17
16
14
12
14
16
16
16
12
10
11
10
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
53
54
85
126
133
184
193
195
255
40
25
26
21
131
201
199
126
212
159
161
122
111
115
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
W
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
67
64
4
4
2
1
7
7
18
226
140
138
135
15
14
14
6
125
120
116
115
115
29
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
9
8
32
8
8
7
21
20
7
17
17
17
16
15
2
2
2
2
9
21
5
2
22
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
7
2.2
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
4
Energy kJ
2
3
10
7
4
4
2
10
36
88
64
51
32
23
17
167
293
436
268
53
47
87
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
14
0
0
0
0
21
294
294
0
0
0
0
0
21
914
912
14
0
0
0
0
14
353
353
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
9
5
7
4
3
4
4
6
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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