Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 34 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.96m | 4:15AM1.90m | 4:27PM1.88m | 5:14AM1.84m | 5:27PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.76m | 9:14AM0.99m | 9:52PM0.92m | 10:31AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | W 10 | NW 4 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 36 | 68 | 62 | 83 | 56 | 77 | 124 | 115 | 80 | 117 | 76 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 196 | 212 | 173 | 173 | 275 | 228 | 173 | 183 | 108 | 125 | 169 | 126 | 116 | 24 | 15 |
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