Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 86 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:22PM2.23m | 8:59AM1.46m | 7:23PM2.35m | 9:34AM1.56m | 8:17PM2.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.14m | 12:57PM1.18m | 2:54AM0.01m | 2:00PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 11 | 13 | 144 | 140 | 86 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 118 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 29 | 146 | 146 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 27 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 237 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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