
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | 27 | 42 | 108 | 77 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM2.52m | 11:32AM2.60m | 11:40PM2.65m | 12:17PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.31m | 4:06AM-0.07m | 4:26PM0.17m | 4:51AM-0.23m | 5:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 35 | 3 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
36 | 27 | 42 | 108 | 77 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 22 | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 620 | 304 | 241 | 198 | 112 | 108 | 156 | 116 | 116 | 218 | 116 | 116 | 15 | 27 | 108 | 259 | 346 | 346 | 208 |
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