Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 127 | 119 | 112 | 78 | 50 | 132 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 99 | 140 | 119 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08PM2.14m | 10:26AM1.69m | 9:43PM2.11m | 10:48AM1.76m | 10:20PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.27m | 3:40PM0.90m | 4:29AM0.32m | 4:19PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 137 | 127 | 119 | 112 | 78 | 31 | 132 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 99 | 140 | 86 | 42 | 25 | 21 | 58 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 46 | 25 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 76 | 120 | 119 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 34 | 87 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
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