
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.46m | 11:59AM2.15m | 2:13AM1.34m | 12:49PM2.09m | 4:22AM1.32m | 1:58PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM1.03m | 7:32PM0.39m | 6:00AM1.16m | 8:51PM0.41m | 6:48AM1.28m | 10:18PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 |
32 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
64 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 69 | 43 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 40 | 23 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 69 | 22 | 68 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 10 | W 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | — | 1 | 2 | 33 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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