Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.8
W
2.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)8771212121267771818666161616161616156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3039375045461323044638210310325338619586861311311318376176
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
2.25
3:14PM
1.42
1:12AM
2.12
4:53PM
1.47
2:28AM
1.98
6:00PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.19
6:37PM
1.28
9:15AM
0.26
8:12PM
1.36
10:30AM
0.31
10:18PM
1.33
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--6:20-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:35-------7:36--
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---31-------------------
Temp. °C141415141717141312111418212117151413152020201816
Feels °C (?)11101112171513121081215171713121110121717181614
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