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Fernald Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
170 | 177 | 151 | 151 | 332 | 322 | 228 | 216 | 214 | 276 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 246 | 237 | 232 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 164 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.47m | 9:53PM2.16m | 12:19PM1.45m | 10:28PM2.13m | 1:08PM1.43m | 11:03PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM1.19m | 5:27AM0.23m | 4:09PM1.23m | 6:07AM0.27m | 4:42PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 170 | 177 | 151 | 125 | 157 | 151 | 33 | 74 | 108 | 108 | 273 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 246 | 237 | 232 | 171 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 26 | 27 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 332 | 322 | 228 | 216 | 214 | 276 | 22 | 31 | 58 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 164 | 164 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | S 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 14 | 58 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 39 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 52 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 131 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 131 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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