
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 120 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 86 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.36m | 6:22PM2.23m | 8:59AM1.46m | 7:23PM2.35m | 9:34AM1.56m | 8:17PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM1.23m | 2:08AM0.14m | 12:57PM1.18m | 2:54AM0.01m | 2:00PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
120 | 120 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 16 | 18 | 144 | 140 | 86 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 5 | W 10 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 6 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 146 | 146 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 20 |
28 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 235 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 206 | 0 | 0 |
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