
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
186 | 183 | 173 | 62 | 45 | 63 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 57 | 96 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:31AM2.27m | 9:44PM2.35m | 10:27AM2.47m | 10:37PM2.51m | 11:13AM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.41m | 2:38PM0.53m | 3:05AM0.16m | 3:27PM0.33m | 3:51AM-0.04m | 4:11PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
186 | 183 | 173 | 46 | 33 | 63 | 38 | 24 | — | 40 | 96 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 23 | — | — | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | 45 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
115 | 83 | 87 | 62 | 4 | 26 | 38 | 71 | 94 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 810 | 356 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 169 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 156 | 268 | 156 | 268 | 202 |
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