Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

21.2°C

Fernald Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	163	160	108	105	108	101	158	163	165	165	163	156	180	178	123	104	104	109	149	147	147	147	102	99
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	ESE	NE	E	E	SE	S	SSW	E	SSE	S	SSW	SW	ESE	ESE	N	N	N	W	WSW	W	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross	off	off
High Tide			7:42AM1.72m				6:59PM1.71m				7:57AM1.84m				7:46PM1.74m					8:15AM1.97m				8:33PM1.74m
Low Tide	00:58AM0.56m				1:22PM1.01m				1:26AM0.57m				1:58PM0.82m				1:53AM0.61m					2:35PM0.61m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	15	10	5	3	4	2	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	17	18	19	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	17	17	17	16	15	16	20	21	21	18	17
Feels °C	19	18	19	19	16	18	16	17	18	16	16	17	16	17	17	18	15	14	15	18	18	19	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	SSW 16	W 6	SSW 16	W 7	W 5	W 6
kJ	163	160	108	105	108	101	158	163	165	165	163	156	149	107	105	104	104	90	149	30	147	71	35	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	WNW 14	SSW 16	W 13	WNW 13	SSW 16	WNW 11	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	WNW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 7	W 7	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	W 7	SSW 16
kJ	7	41	89	54	55	98	42	7	7	7	45	127	180	178	123	104	61	24	23	147	57	147	26	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	S 22	WNW 13	SSW 16	SSW 17	WNW 13	S 4	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 5	W 8	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	W 7	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	SSW 13	SSW 16	WNW 9
kJ	17	9	60	89	92	55	3	41	45	45	4	12	9	9	9	9	9	109	57	57	—	56	102	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	—	SE 8	SSE 3	SE 2	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 7	W 5	—	—
kJ	7	—	3	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	56	36	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	18	10	19	95	0	0	0	27	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	14	0	0
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