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Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
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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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 11PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
85 | 54 | 67 | 64 | 85 | 126 | 133 | 184 | 193 | 195 | 255 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 259 | 423 | 227 | 116 | 115 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.91m | 6:22AM1.53m | 6:58PM1.99m | 7:31AM1.50m | 7:27PM2.06m | 8:30AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.57m | 00:49AM0.87m | 12:17PM0.71m | 1:42AM0.68m | 12:55PM0.83m | 2:24AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
85 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 126 | 133 | 184 | 193 | 195 | 255 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 126 | 200 | 150 | 108 | 42 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
9 | 36 | 67 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 226 | 140 | 138 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 115 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | W 18 | NW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 8 | WNW 13 |
— | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 35 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 75 | 51 | 40 | 22 | — | 19 | 86 | 259 | 423 | 227 | — | 65 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 294 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 59 | 1554 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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