
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 59 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 61 | 215 | 465 | 679 | 1530 | 5839 | 5138 | 2941 | 1266 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.84m | 5:27PM1.84m | 6:20AM1.86m | 6:31PM1.86m | 7:28AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM1.13m | 11:44PM0.97m | 12:44PM1.10m | 1:13AM0.85m | 1:45PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 51 | 40 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 15 | — | SW 13 | W 4 | — | — | E 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | — | 46 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
23 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 74 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 215 | 465 | 679 | 1530 | 5839 | 5138 | 2941 | 1266 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 215 | 173 | 126 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 27 | 0 | 161 | 2 | 201 | 182 | 110 | 316 | 356 | 264 | 289 | 311 | 437 | 430 | 424 | 251 |
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