Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 53 | 80 | 77 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.73m | 12:04PM1.96m | 00:32AM1.54m | 12:38PM2.00m | 1:39AM1.36m | 1:21PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.68m | 6:37PM0.66m | 6:04AM0.83m | 7:40PM0.64m | 6:30AM0.98m | 9:01PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 |
32 | 22 | 21 | 116 | 110 | 71 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 80 | 77 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 |
138 | 118 | 118 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 53 | 67 | 42 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 17 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 49 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 15 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
57 | 31 | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 22 | — | 10 | 7 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 40 | 31 | — | 11 | 9 | 74 | 179 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 356 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 294 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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