Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | 175 | 127 | 82 | 60 | 48 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 87 | 0 | 93 | 117 | 175 | 204 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.32m | 3:37AM2.15m | 4:02PM2.15m | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:42PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.52m | 8:57AM0.54m | 9:25PM0.73m | 9:46AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
83 | 175 | — | 82 | 60 | 48 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 117 | 102 | 96 | 87 | 73 | 93 | 117 | 175 | 204 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 609 | 346 | 0 | 29 | 201 | 218 | 187 | 268 | 346 | 346 | 268 | 29 | 268 | 201 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 169 | 0 |
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