Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 08 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.9
W
2
WNW
1.1
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
W
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131366616161616169171818181815151516161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54545654309916666676867103145209123209209656288173173175175
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
W
0
NW
0
NNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.71
8:19PM
1.47
3:46AM
1.68
7:51PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
0.64
11:11AM
0.62
9:54PM
1.47
12:07PM
0.57
11:54PM
1.38
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C192526262120191820222321181816151618181715141313
Feels °C (?)182425241817171720212118161716151516171615141313
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