
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.63m | 2:48PM2.64m | 2:53AM2.50m | 3:30PM2.51m | 3:35AM2.34m | 4:10PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM-0.15m | 7:42PM0.30m | 8:05AM0.03m | 8:29PM0.45m | 8:51AM0.26m | 9:19PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 |
22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 4 | — | W 5 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 600 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 216 | 241 | 249 | 351 | 304 | 282 | 282 | 384 | 285 | 285 | 311 | 311 | 483 | 595 | 608 | 424 |
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