
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 3 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 12 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:33PM2.38m | 00:32AM2.44m | 1:07PM2.43m | 1:06AM2.45m | 1:42PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.14m | 5:30PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.06m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:23AM0.02m | 6:38PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | N 3 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 9 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 11 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 15 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 268 | 284 | 346 | 375 | 303 | 279 | 282 | 282 | 276 | 359 | 367 | 367 | 221 | 212 | 343 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 279 | ||
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