Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 15 | 32 | 63 | 134 | 381 | 870 | 1358 | 1313 | 1313 | 1040 | 1304 | 1502 | 987 | 560 | 475 | 382 | 171 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.86m | 7:28AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.94m | 8:30AM2.09m | 8:36PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.85m | 1:45PM0.95m | 2:00AM0.67m | 2:26PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | E 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 28 | 32 | 63 | 134 | 381 | 870 | 1358 | 1313 | 1313 | 1040 | 1304 | 1502 | 987 | 560 | 475 | 382 | 171 | 555 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 182 | 108 | 216 | 110 | 398 | 430 | 430 | 398 | 430 | 472 | 472 | 251 | 211 | 32 | 171 | 259 | 608 | 481 |
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