
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 220 | 193 | 196 | 191 | 279 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 192 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 108 | 125 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.55m | 10:01PM2.19m | 11:44AM1.59m | 10:35PM2.12m | 12:10PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM1.08m | 5:13AM0.22m | 4:30PM1.05m | 5:39AM0.29m | 5:12PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | W 5 |
226 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 220 | 193 | 196 | 191 | 279 | 272 | 264 | 257 | 192 | 236 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 125 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | S 14 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | S 13 |
165 | 157 | 153 | 25 | 26 | 93 | 90 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 107 | 72 | 115 | 108 | 45 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | — | WNW 8 | SSE 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 8 |
53 | 23 | 11 | 144 | 93 | 16 | 17 | 89 | 23 | 85 | — | 12 | 19 | 24 | 120 | 120 | 68 | 42 | 8 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 |
— | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 277 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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