Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 29 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 1.4°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 2AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
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
12
0.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
33
22
21
42
42
53
89
205
74
47
37
31
21
22
32
33
32
30
29
29
69
72
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:00PM2.12m
10:01AM1.63m
9:24PM2.15m
10:45AM1.58m
9:49PM2.15m
11:31AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.37m
3:12PM0.90m
4:23AM0.30m
3:38PM1.01m
4:59AM0.28m
4:03PM1.10m
clear
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
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
18
21
21
24
21
19
17
16
19
21
22
20
18
18
17
15
18
20
20
20
18
16
15
14
18
19
19
22
19
18
16
16
19
20
21
19
18
19
17
15
17
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.1
SW
14
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
11
18
28
22
17
42
42
8
89
92
74
47
37
31
21
22
19
14
13
13
13
10
69
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
9
12
33
8
10
33
8
21
8
18
18
17
17
7
12
8
32
33
32
30
29
29
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
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
9
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
9
9
12
12
21
14
21
2
20
8
7
7
7
17
16
16
7
7
7
7
7
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.6
WNW
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
6
53
175
205
1
1
4
6
8
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
10
12
12
14
14
14
0
0
0
10
10
75
21
14
14
10
12
12
23
63
21
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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