Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 85 | 270 | 423 | 406 | 373 | 278 | 184 | 171 | 317 | 1537 | 2275 | 1415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:28PM2.43m | 12:02PM2.47m | 00:02AM2.49m | 12:35PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:06PM0.27m | 5:24AM-0.04m | 5:39PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 85 | 270 | 423 | 406 | 373 | 278 | 184 | 171 | 317 | 1537 | 2275 | 1415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 285 | 266 | 260 | 236 | 268 | 351 | 378 | 378 | 268 | 165 | 112 | 108 | 436 | 351 | 220 | 810 | 683 | 251 |
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