
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.25m | 1:53PM1.79m | 3:12PM1.73m | 8:19AM1.43m | 4:45PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM1.25m | 10:36PM0.68m | 11:56PM0.62m | 10:37AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
3 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 81 | 81 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 21 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 60 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 58 | 85 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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