
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
571 | 1006 | 1123 | 942 | 766 | 907 | 1994 | 1245 | 713 | 443 | 323 | 415 | 240 | 970 | 1512 | 1962 | 3264 | 5535 | 6423 | 1050 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.94m | 8:30AM2.09m | 8:36PM2.06m | 9:20AM2.26m | 9:29PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.95m | 2:00AM0.67m | 2:26PM0.75m | 2:38AM0.47m | 3:02PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -5 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SW 12 |
20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 415 | 115 | — | 643 | 1874 | 3264 | 5535 | 6 | 596 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 46 | — | — | 141 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 |
571 | 1006 | 1123 | 942 | 766 | 907 | 1994 | 1245 | 713 | 443 | 323 | 281 | 240 | 970 | 1512 | 1962 | 6 | 427 | 6423 | 1050 | 706 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 430 | 356 | 487 | 539 | 317 | 251 | 111 | 211 | 32 | 108 | 302 | 430 | 423 | 161 | 170 | 70 | 356 | 356 | 819 | 819 |
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