
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.61m | 7:29PM1.93m | 8:55AM1.69m | 8:09PM1.97m | 9:11AM1.79m | 8:48PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.42m | 1:39PM1.10m | 2:25AM0.39m | 2:14PM0.96m | 2:50AM0.40m | 2:50PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
11 | 127 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 46 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
130 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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