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Fernald Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Santa Barbara (36 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fernald Point today?
The current surf forecast for Fernald Point at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fernald Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 13 | |
135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 275 | 512 | 346 | 230 | 150 | 127 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.50m | 7:27PM2.06m | 8:30AM1.48m | 7:54PM2.11m | 9:22AM1.49m | 8:21PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.83m | 2:24AM0.52m | 1:29PM0.94m | 3:02AM0.39m | 2:02PM1.03m | 3:37AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 135 | 131 | 201 | 199 | 126 | 270 | 171 | 86 | 150 | 127 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 78 | 60 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 17 | WNW 10 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 120 | 52 | 115 | 115 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 9 | — | W 18 | S 9 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | W 15 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 21 | 116 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 78 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 61 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 22 | 124 | 275 | 512 | 346 | 230 | 93 | 28 | 119 | 88 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 1554 | 1586 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 322 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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