
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 162 | 279 | 262 | 160 | 43 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 86 | 66 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM2.24m | 4:17AM2.08m | 4:56PM2.16m | 5:15AM2.00m | 5:54PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.31m | 9:24PM0.59m | 9:48AM0.49m | 10:27PM0.70m | 10:58AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | E 3 | — | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 45 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 66 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 3 | — | E 3 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 |
115 | 162 | 279 | 262 | 160 | 54 | 80 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 86 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 845 | 720 | 346 | 268 | 341 | 169 | 268 | 201 | 285 | 483 | 424 | 316 | 315 | 311 | 316 | 319 | 322 | 371 | 371 | 356 |
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