Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 126 | 198 | 260 | 253 | 144 | 551 | 505 | 488 | 138 | 189 | 370 | 248 | 186 | 389 | 310 | 255 | 212 | 175 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.54m | 12:35PM2.56m | 00:53AM2.48m | 1:06PM2.45m | 1:27AM2.38m | 1:36PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM-0.02m | 5:45PM0.00m | 6:02AM0.07m | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:37AM0.22m | 6:56PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 77 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | 164 | — | 31 | 55 | 389 | 310 | 255 | 212 | 175 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | SW 12 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | 144 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 66 | 126 | 198 | 260 | 253 | 132 | 551 | 505 | 488 | 138 | 189 | 370 | 248 | 186 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 202 | 173 | 202 | 211 | 230 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 268 | 111 | 345 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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