Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 112 | 83 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 64 | 93 | 142 | 145 | 143 | 141 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.22m | 1:23PM1.78m | 00:35AM1.97m | 2:06PM1.83m | 1:31AM1.70m | 2:49PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.16m | 6:44PM0.97m | 7:23AM0.36m | 7:54PM0.96m | 8:00AM0.58m | 9:13PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 11 | W 5 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 106 | 16 | 108 | 112 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 103 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 6 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 107 | 16 | 17 | 83 | 43 | 7 | 43 | 64 | 93 | 142 | 145 | 143 | 135 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | W 17 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 11 | W 16 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 53 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 23 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 75 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 131 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 0 |
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