Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 83 | 151 | 218 | 200 | 82 | 60 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 184 | 233 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.32m | 3:37AM2.15m | 4:02PM2.15m | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:42PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.28m | 8:38PM0.52m | 8:57AM0.54m | 9:25PM0.73m | 9:46AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
93 | 83 | 151 | 218 | 200 | 82 | 60 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 72 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 75 | 95 | 184 | 233 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 317 | 609 | 218 | 18 | 29 | 195 | 110 | 133 | 162 | 346 | 346 | 15 | 259 | 249 | 201 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 169 | 18 |
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