Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 174 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 101 | 158 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.65m | 7:30AM1.63m | 6:06PM1.68m | 7:42AM1.72m | 6:59PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.56m | 12:44PM1.19m | 00:58AM0.56m | 1:22PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 280 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 174 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 101 | 158 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 89 | 89 | 55 | 98 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 22 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 60 | 57 | 92 | 55 | 75 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | SE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 21 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 39 | 10 | 10 |
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