Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 53 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 140 | 145 | 111 | 100 | 0 | 175 | 279 | 207 | 118 | 55 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37AM2.15m | 4:02PM2.15m | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:42PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.84m | 5:32PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.54m | 9:25PM0.73m | 9:46AM0.79m | 10:28PM0.91m | 10:59AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 55 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 3 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 3 |
80 | 53 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 98 | 140 | 145 | 111 | 100 | 119 | 175 | 279 | 207 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 201 | 108 | 116 | 219 | 600 | 600 | 268 | 29 | 268 | 201 | 249 | 431 | 201 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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