Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | W 8 | WSW 7 | ENE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | W 5 | E 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.69m | 2:05PM2.71m | 2:10AM2.63m | 2:48PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.10m | 6:37AM-0.26m | 6:57PM0.18m | 7:21AM-0.15m | 7:42PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | ESE 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 33 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 421 | 431 | 108 | 393 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 1875 | 1875 | 542 | 542 | 477 | 483 | 605 | 605 | 483 | 483 | 483 | |
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