
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 46 | 749 | 729 | 606 | 505 | 453 | 538 | 685 | 685 | 313 | 486 | 453 | 334 | 196 | 444 | 229 | 164 | 134 | 134 | 123 | 106 | 101 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | 2:17AM2.40m | 2:39PM2.35m | 3:10AM2.27m | 3:31PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | 7:29AM0.13m | 7:53PM0.18m | 8:15AM0.36m | 8:43PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 453 | — | — | — | 313 | 486 | 453 | 153 | 196 | 444 | 229 | 164 | 134 | 134 | 123 | 106 | 101 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 149 | — | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 46 | 749 | 729 | 606 | 505 | 4 | 538 | 685 | 685 | 80 | — | — | 334 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 781 | 110 | 202 | 108 | 109 | 109 | 24 | 29 | 99 | 99 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 211 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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