Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 129 | 279 | 225 | 131 | 64 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:37AM2.15m | 4:02PM2.15m | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:42PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.84m | 5:32PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.54m | 9:25PM0.73m | 9:46AM0.79m | 10:28PM0.91m | 10:59AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 |
— | — | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 64 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | — | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
64 | 44 | — | 11 | 42 | 131 | 145 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 129 | 279 | 225 | 131 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 108 | 198 | 219 | 587 | 586 | 29 | 268 | 171 | 201 | 249 | 209 | 515 | 201 | 0 | 15 | 161 | 161 | 187 | 346 | 116 | 284 | 284 |
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