Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 24 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.6
W
6
2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
87
85
54
67
64
85
126
133
184
193
195
255
226
140
138
135
131
201
199
209
321
175
130
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:02AM1.61m
6:26PM1.91m
6:22AM1.53m
6:58PM1.99m
7:31AM1.50m
7:27PM2.06m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.57m
00:49AM0.87m
12:17PM0.71m
1:42AM0.68m
12:55PM0.83m
2:24AM0.52m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
14
18
19
19
15
16
15
14
16
19
20
20
17
16
14
13
15
18
20
20
16
13
13
12
14
17
17
17
14
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
16
16
13
13
15
16
17
15
12
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
8
Energy kJ
95
87
85
54
53
54
85
126
133
184
193
195
255
33
24
18
135
131
201
199
126
161
127
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
18
9
8
36
67
64
4
5
3
2
7
7
18
226
140
138
13
13
9
14
14
125
120
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
NW
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
9
4
9
9
9
8
32
8
8
7
21
20
7
17
17
17
16
15
14
2
2
6
9
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
1
W
6
1.6
W
6
2
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
3
3
10
7
7
4
1
12
40
75
51
40
22
14
64
209
321
175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
59
14
21
14
0
0
0
0
21
294
294
14
0
0
0
0
21
59
1510
353
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Barbara
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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