
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 53 | 33 | 35 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM2.73m | 00:41AM2.65m | 1:07PM2.67m | 1:17AM2.57m | 1:40PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM-0.23m | 5:32PM-0.00m | 5:50AM-0.19m | 6:10PM0.01m | 6:28AM-0.07m | 6:47PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
40 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | 53 | 16 | 35 | 86 | 115 | 119 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 93 | 88 | 73 | 59 | — | — | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 29 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 201 | 201 | 228 | 211 | 169 | 15 | 89 | 108 | 112 | 232 | 248 | 167 | 116 | 110 |
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