
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 44 | 108 | 80 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 64 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:41AM2.41m | 10:52PM2.52m | 11:32AM2.60m | 11:40PM2.65m | 12:17PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.31m | 4:06AM-0.07m | 4:26PM0.17m | 4:51AM-0.23m | 5:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | W 4 |
44 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 44 | 108 | 80 | 43 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 15 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 438 | 620 | 249 | 241 | 198 | 112 | 24 | 182 | 116 | 197 | 230 | 116 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 108 | 259 | 346 | 346 | 201 |
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