Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)66781010101111201919191818181717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25612010688909280858530666611010199156154147198193129132183174
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
2.08
11:27AM
1.65
10:56PM
2.07
12:13PM
1.53
11:22PM
2.03
1:07PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.41
4:45PM
0.90
5:53AM
0.42
5:06PM
1.03
6:36AM
0.47
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----6:43-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:21-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171413121621242220191918202525262120191920242423
Feels °C (?)1411981318201918151313162121221816151618212120
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