Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
134 | 156 | 93 | 53 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.84m | 5:32PM1.89m | 6:10AM1.75m | 6:40PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.91m | 10:59AM0.98m | 00:09AM0.99m | 12:44PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | 53 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | W 6 |
— | — | — | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
134 | 156 | 93 | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 346 | 161 | 0 | 161 | 180 | 187 | 284 | 346 | 212 | 221 | 116 | 120 | 168 | 116 | 261 | 282 | 116 | 276 |
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