Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 52 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 44 | 138 | 439 | 918 | 673 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.32m | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:28PM2.43m | 12:02PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:06PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | SSE 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | 2 | 26 | 52 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 44 | 138 | 439 | 918 | 673 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 306 | 333 | 476 | 595 | 595 | 378 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 236 | 236 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 317 | 430 | 211 | 99 |
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