
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 179 | 312 | 322 | 136 | 494 | 407 | 359 | 278 | 311 | 138 | 284 | 186 | 125 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:42PM2.55m | 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 139 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 58 | 125 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — |
— | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 96 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | NW 3 |
56 | 45 | 26 | 21 | — | 8 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 179 | 312 | 322 | 136 | 494 | 407 | 359 | 278 | 311 | 138 | 284 | 186 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 15 | 161 | 2 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 228 | 202 | 173 | 173 | 108 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 230 | 317 | 346 | 32 | 15 | 0 |
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