Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 28 | 116 | 330 | 586 | 638 | 403 | 237 | 124 | 114 | 307 | 1122 | 1417 | 1027 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:28PM2.43m | 12:02PM2.47m | 00:02AM2.49m | 12:35PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:06PM0.27m | 5:24AM-0.04m | 5:39PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 12 | 28 | 116 | 330 | 586 | 638 | 403 | 237 | 124 | 114 | 307 | 1122 | 1417 | 1027 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 266 | 285 | 268 | 236 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 356 | 378 | 378 | 268 | 248 | 112 | 108 | 436 | 280 | 482 | 317 | 807 | 251 |
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