
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 73 | 39 | 90 | 146 | 45 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:26AM2.29m | 2:43PM2.25m | 3:02AM2.13m | 3:18PM2.09m | 3:44AM1.98m | 4:01PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.33m | 8:02PM0.44m | 8:19AM0.57m | 8:42PM0.66m | 9:00AM0.81m | 9:30PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
36 | 73 | 39 | — | — | 45 | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
5 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 146 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 75 | 111 | 175 | 190 | 137 | 109 | 91 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 48 | 126 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 341 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 515 | 346 | 346 | 169 | 209 | 15 | 169 | 268 | 268 | 347 | 347 | 268 |
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