Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.65m | 12:17PM2.72m | 00:23AM2.72m | 12:59PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.17m | 4:51AM-0.23m | 5:11PM0.08m | 5:34AM-0.30m | 5:53PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 5 |
10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 36 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 195 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 108 | 259 | 346 | 248 | 108 | 169 | 169 | 187 | 187 | 248 | 303 | 218 | 201 |
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