Fernald Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.42° N 119.62° W

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fernald Point sea temperature is

21.2°C

Fernald Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20				Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	222	167	165	165	163	160	108	105	108	101	158	163	165	165	163	156	180	178	123	104
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	ESE	E	ESE	E	S	ENE	E	ESE	E	ESE	NE	N	N	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:06PM1.68m				7:42AM1.72m				6:59PM1.71m				7:57AM1.84m				7:46PM1.74m
Low Tide	12:44PM1.19m				00:58AM0.56m				1:22PM1.01m				1:26AM0.57m				1:58PM0.82m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	4	3	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	18	18	17	18	18	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	23	23	20	19	18	18	18	17	16	18	17	17	17	16	16	19	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	222	167	165	165	163	160	108	105	108	101	158	163	165	165	163	156	149	107	105	104
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 14	SSW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 16	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 18	W 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	WSW 7
kJ	37	11	22	19	9	41	89	57	55	83	42	25	45	45	45	127	70	178	123	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	S 22	WNW 13	SSW 16	SSW 17	WNW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 4	SW 5	SSW 18	WNW 12	WNW 11	SSW 18
kJ	4	17	17	17	17	9	35	89	92	55	75	75	75	75	5	5	180	13	12	104
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 2	E 2	ESE 2	SE 3	—	SSW 4	—	—	WSW 5	WSW 5	W 5	W 11
kJ	14	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	—	12	—	—	9	9	12	37
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	76	277	0	0	6	10	0	0	18	10	10	0	0	0	0	16	14	14	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3		3	1	1	3	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3		2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9

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