Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
W
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
W
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.9
W
5
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
14
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
72
71
71
71
70
70
67
61
64
59
59
43
34
38
38
37
37
66
37
37
43
41
54
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:00PM1.57m
3:59AM1.86m
6:44PM1.69m
5:26AM1.80m
7:18PM1.80m
6:37AM1.77m
Low Tide
10:18PM1.33m
11:35AM0.35m
11:54PM1.19m
12:27PM0.40m
1:00AM0.99m
1:10PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:37
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
17
20
20
21
17
15
14
13
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
14
17
18
17
16
13
13
13
15
18
18
18
15
12
12
11
14
14
14
11
12
11
9
8
11
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
SSW
14
1
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
26
53
67
58
49
50
36
32
61
64
37
28
21
18
34
38
37
37
66
37
37
43
33
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
73
72
71
71
71
70
70
67
14
59
59
59
34
34
38
30
29
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
14
33
32
32
17
17
30
14
20
33
44
44
43
18
11
7
24
6
7
12
8
4
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
0.5
W
7
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
5
Energy kJ
21
66
26
24
50
144
98
64
49
27
17
18
34
19
16
10
13
20
41
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
131
21
14
0
0
0
0
0
21
14
353
6
0
0
0
0
37
912
353
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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