
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 169 | 100 | 62 | 40 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.77m | 6:03PM1.82m | 7:03AM1.78m | 7:23PM1.86m | 8:32AM1.89m | 8:39PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM1.03m | 11:56AM1.13m | 1:02AM0.98m | 1:32PM1.04m | 2:03AM0.81m | 2:22PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 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 | W 6 | WSW 12 |
— | 12 | 100 | 62 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | SW 13 | W 6 |
— | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 9 | — | — | SW 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
230 | 169 | — | 85 | 3 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 112 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 152 | 156 | 156 | 155 | 116 | 116 |
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