Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 125 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 118 | 116 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:07PM2.45m | 10:43AM1.74m | 9:55PM2.38m | 11:17AM1.82m | 10:42PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.97m | 4:16AM-0.04m | 3:47PM0.87m | 4:53AM0.04m | 4:38PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 4 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 125 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 118 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 294 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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