
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 | 31 | 43 | 40 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 200 | 556 | 633 | 1014 | 1107 | 1137 | 1261 | 1249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | NNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | W 10 | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 10 | — | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 5 | SW 13 | — | ENE 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 11 | 44 | — | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 44 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
51 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 51 | 44 | 78 | 200 | 556 | 633 | 1014 | 1107 | 1137 | 1261 | 1249 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 108 | 156 | 173 | 126 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 27 | 24 | 161 | 21 | 2 | 193 | 161 | 108 | 196 | 282 | 430 | 430 | 424 | 430 | 631 | 472 |
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