
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM2.71m | 2:10AM2.63m | 2:48PM2.64m | 2:53AM2.50m | 3:30PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.18m | 7:21AM-0.15m | 7:42PM0.30m | 8:05AM0.03m | 8:29PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
1 | — | — | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 5 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
2 | 12 | 24 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 900 | 582 | 481 | 600 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 215 | 216 | 249 | 351 | 304 | 282 | 282 | 285 | |
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