
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fernald Point today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 85 | 133 | 298 | 276 | 81 | 186 | 151 | 142 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 50 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.82m | 11:27AM2.04m | 00:05AM1.64m | 11:56AM2.01m | 1:00AM1.46m | 12:27PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.66m | 6:01PM0.52m | 5:36AM0.83m | 6:50PM0.56m | 5:58AM1.00m | 7:48PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
29 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 85 | 133 | 161 | 159 | 81 | 186 | 151 | 142 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 50 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
49 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — |
49 | 33 | — | — | — | 66 | 298 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 131 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 75 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
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