
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 3 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.39m | 12:33PM2.38m | 00:32AM2.44m | 1:07PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.43m | 5:18AM0.14m | 5:30PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.06m | 6:04PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | NE 4 | — | W 9 | — | W 12 |
2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
3 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 346 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 366 | 826 | 346 | 346 | 367 | 276 | 282 | 282 | 279 | 303 | 886 | 1899 | 367 |
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