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 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | S 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 125 | 100 | 77 | 60 | 50 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | S 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 4 | — | — | W 8 | S 7 | SW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 8 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | SE 4 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
190 | 125 | 100 | 77 | 60 | 50 | 36 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 35 | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 248 | 248 | 216 | 215 | 216 | 196 | 198 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 249 | 216 | 333 | 304 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 351 | 268 | 155 | 169 | 201 |
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