Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 3 | W 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 144 | 101 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.05m | 10:16PM2.18m | 10:53AM2.21m | 10:53PM2.32m | 11:28AM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.58m | 3:25PM0.67m | 3:48AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | — | — | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 6 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
255 | 188 | 144 | 101 | 76 | 74 | 52 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 248 | 248 | 249 | 216 | 110 | 216 | 216 | 198 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 351 | 333 | 340 | 304 | 361 | 430 | 430 | 323 | 285 | 156 | 169 | 99 |
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