Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 79 | 81 | 133 | 298 | 276 | 81 | 183 | 151 | 113 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.82m | 11:27AM2.04m | 00:05AM1.64m | 11:56AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.52m | 5:11AM0.66m | 6:01PM0.52m | 5:36AM0.83m | 6:50PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 79 | 81 | 133 | 161 | 166 | 81 | 183 | 151 | 113 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 85 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 298 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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