Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 201 | 341 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 80 | 17 | 237 | 255 | 275 | 275 | 241 | 233 | 233 | 266 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.13m | 3:18PM2.09m | 3:44AM1.98m | 4:01PM1.95m | 4:35AM1.85m | 4:56PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.57m | 8:42PM0.66m | 9:00AM0.81m | 9:30PM0.87m | 9:56AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 201 | 341 | 197 | 137 | 113 | 94 | 77 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 28 | 80 | 186 | 237 | 255 | 275 | 275 | 241 | 233 | 233 | 266 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 406 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 209 | 209 | 268 | 248 | 270 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 248 | 268 | 347 | 347 | 285 | 161 |
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