
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 45 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 29 | 42 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 918 | 1048 | 716 | 543 | 399 | 341 | 549 | 538 | 459 | 420 | 355 | 386 | 479 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.54m | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | 2:17AM2.40m | 2:39PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM-0.13m | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | 7:29AM0.13m | 7:53PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 3 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 399 | 341 | 1 | — | 459 | 420 | 355 | 151 | 479 | 303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 158 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
18 | 45 | 67 | 61 | 39 | 29 | 42 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 918 | 1048 | 716 | 543 | 4 | — | 549 | 538 | 77 | — | — | 386 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 110 | 807 | 270 | 442 | 283 | 211 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 24 | 24 | 99 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
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