Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 |
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 kJ | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:32AM2.60m | 11:40PM2.65m | 12:17PM2.72m | 00:23AM2.72m | 12:59PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.17m | 4:51AM-0.23m | 5:11PM0.08m | 5:34AM-0.30m | 5:53PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 47 | 25 | 50 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 116 | 116 | 195 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 40 | 259 | 346 | 248 | 108 | 169 | 169 | 187 | 187 | 346 | 346 | 218 | 201 |
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