
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 213 | 223 | 233 | 241 | 266 | 315 | 275 | 266 | 266 | 230 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 40 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.98m | 4:01PM1.95m | 4:35AM1.85m | 4:56PM1.85m | 5:40AM1.77m | 6:03PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.81m | 9:30PM0.87m | 9:56AM1.02m | 10:56PM1.03m | 11:56AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 |
42 | 44 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 29 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — |
97 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 99 | 186 | 213 | 223 | 233 | 241 | 266 | 315 | 275 | 266 | 266 | 230 | 137 | 74 | — | — | — | 21 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 268 | 248 | 268 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 268 | 268 | 248 | 248 | 268 | 347 | 317 | 285 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 169 | 155 | 0 | 167 |
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