
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
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60 | 48 | 25 | 59 | 16 | 44 | 95 | 66 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM2.07m | 10:45AM2.06m | 10:48PM2.19m | 11:23AM2.18m | 11:24PM2.30m | 11:59AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:44PM0.62m | 4:09AM0.38m | 4:21PM0.52m | 4:44AM0.25m | 4:56PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
60 | 48 | 25 | 59 | — | — | — | 66 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
4 | 3 | — | 25 | 16 | 44 | 95 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 284 | 177 | 344 | 515 | 346 | 322 | 0 | 89 | 116 | 110 | 120 | 156 | 252 | 241 | 249 | 249 | 241 | 216 | 268 | 284 | 660 | 375 | 346 |
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