
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
158 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 50 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 117 | 69 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:05PM2.07m | 10:45AM2.06m | 10:48PM2.19m | 11:23AM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.73m | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:44PM0.62m | 4:09AM0.38m | 4:21PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | 49 | 50 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | NW 4 | — | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
158 | 98 | 69 | 8 | — | 2 | 27 | 16 | 52 | 117 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 845 | 195 | 169 | 346 | 27 | 201 | 344 | 515 | 346 | 345 | 0 | 89 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 156 | 255 | 232 | 249 |
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