Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?

The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.1
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.8
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)14614141316161666714141515151515159149914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7880787460516651517981748284845555435482818110377
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.82
7:58AM
1.83
8:38PM
1.96
8:47AM
1.84
9:02PM
2.11
9:37AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.84
2:16PM
0.51
2:49AM
0.62
2:45PM
0.58
3:31AM
0.40
3:16PM
0.67
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:28-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:30-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413121418201916151414161920191717161617202021
Feels °C (?)11101091215171714131212151717171616151416181720
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