Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 53 | 64 | 110 | 163 | 215 | 209 | 190 | 141 | 137 | 127 | 121 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 95 | 84 | 81 | |
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 | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.56m | 8:32PM2.13m | 10:06AM1.62m | 9:08PM2.14m | 10:26AM1.69m | 9:43PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.28m | 2:27PM1.08m | 3:39AM0.26m | 3:03PM0.99m | 4:04AM0.27m | 3:40PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 163 | 215 | 209 | 190 | 141 | 137 | 127 | 121 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 56 | 95 | 84 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
58 | 69 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 53 | 50 | 110 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 49 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
70 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 33 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 49 | 54 | 53 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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