
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
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11 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 35 | 87 | 173 | 263 | 245 | 187 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 123 | 311 | 106 | 179 | 136 | 126 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:03PM2.62m | 00:19AM2.54m | 12:35PM2.56m | 00:53AM2.48m | 1:06PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM-0.06m | 5:09PM-0.00m | 5:25AM-0.02m | 5:45PM0.00m | 6:02AM0.07m | 6:21PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 4 | — | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
11 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 78 | 41 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 123 | 3 | — | 179 | 58 | 126 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 10 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
7 | — | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | — | 72 | 46 | — | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 44 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 |
45 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 35 | 87 | 173 | 263 | 245 | 187 | 115 | 80 | 53 | 32 | 311 | 106 | — | 136 | 82 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 169 | 2 | 108 | 248 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 235 | 198 | 147 | 173 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 112 | 211 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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