Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
WNW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)18181717161616161616151515151515141414614141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9915615414619819312918818317416316115915710910415310610017694949494
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.53
11:22PM
2.03
1:07PM
1.41
11:49PM
1.96
2:24PM
1.31
12:21AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.03
6:36AM
0.47
5:24PM
1.14
7:27AM
0.54
5:32PM
1.24
8:32AM
0.61
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset-7:21-------7:22-------7:22------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272723212020212626242120191819232425212018171924
Feels °C (?)232319171515172222211817161618212222191816151823
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