
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 55 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 50 | 82 | 77 | 83 | 49 | 35 | 31 | 63 | 74 | 71 | 122 | 703 | 690 | 505 | 445 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM2.61m | 00:48AM2.54m | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM-0.03m | 6:08AM-0.13m | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
64 | 55 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 96 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 445 | 486 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 15 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 30 | — | 3 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 50 | 82 | 77 | 83 | 49 | 35 | 31 | 63 | 74 | 71 | 122 | 703 | 690 | 505 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 120 | 180 | 155 | 114 | 108 | 108 | 809 | 270 | 361 | 285 | 351 | 248 | 109 | 490 | 109 | 108 | 24 |
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