
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.88m | 2:49AM1.28m | 3:03PM1.95m | 5:03AM1.19m | 4:05PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.80m | 9:17PM0.84m | 7:50AM0.95m | 10:50PM0.71m | 8:34AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 |
14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 |
38 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 |
14 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 43 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | W 6 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 76 | 294 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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