
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | W 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.69m | 2:05PM2.71m | 2:10AM2.63m | 2:48PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM-0.29m | 6:12PM0.10m | 6:37AM-0.26m | 6:57PM0.18m | 7:21AM-0.15m | 7:42PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
42 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 45 | 47 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | — | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 481 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 108 | 112 | 183 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 903 | 1252 | 542 | 485 | 489 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | |
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