Fernald Point surf break

Fernald Point surfForecast / CAL – Santa Barbara / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 15 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.4
SW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414149814910111015161615151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5543548281818077108461301225710279949593894455826981
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
2.11
9:37AM
1.80
9:31PM
2.24
10:29AM
1.74
10:03PM
2.34
11:24AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.40
3:16PM
0.67
4:15AM
0.23
3:48PM
0.79
5:03AM
0.12
4:22PM
0.92
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151720202017151413162021201818171719222221
Feels °C (?)16151313161918191612109131717171515131417191918
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