
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 9 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 28 | 113 | 71 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.16m | 5:15AM2.00m | 5:54PM2.10m | 6:32AM1.97m | 7:11PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.49m | 10:27PM0.70m | 10:58AM0.66m | 11:51PM0.73m | 12:27PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | W 10 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
29 | — | 2 | — | 71 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 29 | 28 | 113 | 89 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 285 | 401 | 355 | 18 | 311 | 311 | 315 | 319 | 322 | 398 | 371 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 475 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 282 | 282 |
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