
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
325 | 229 | 410 | 314 | 208 | 204 | 171 | 250 | 281 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:06PM2.45m | 1:27AM2.38m | 1:36PM2.33m | 2:01AM2.26m | 2:08PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:37AM0.22m | 6:56PM0.21m | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:32PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
95 | 72 | 410 | 314 | 208 | 204 | 171 | 218 | 205 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
325 | 229 | 82 | — | — | — | 2 | 250 | 281 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 36 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 29 | 24 |
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