Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313101010151616151515151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474646133104106799495938944558281818180797773707070
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NW
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
2.24
10:29AM
1.74
10:03PM
2.34
11:24AM
1.64
10:40PM
2.37
12:26PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.23
3:48PM
0.79
5:03AM
0.12
4:22PM
0.92
5:55AM
0.09
4:59PM
1.04
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:31-------7:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514131620222118181717192222221918181718202120
Feels °C (?)16121091317181715151314171818191616161516171817
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