Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 104 | 104 | 109 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 106 | 99 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 121 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.74m | 8:15AM1.97m | 8:33PM1.74m | 8:37AM2.10m | 9:21PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.61m | 2:35PM0.61m | 2:20AM0.68m | 3:13PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 44 | 147 | 147 | 106 | 62 | 33 | 21 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 121 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 149 | 147 | 57 | 56 | 102 | 99 | 138 | 126 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 104 | 61 | 109 | 57 | 57 | — | — | 59 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 65 | 92 | 118 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 37 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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