
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 20 | 37 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 59 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:42AM2.69m | 1:21PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.69m | 2:05PM2.71m | 2:10AM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.09m | 5:52AM-0.29m | 6:12PM0.10m | 6:37AM-0.26m | 6:57PM0.18m | 7:21AM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
31 | 20 | 37 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 59 | 62 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 17 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 361 | 99 | 431 | 431 | 481 | 421 | 284 | 259 | 147 | 108 | 359 | 0 | 397 | 508 | 489 | 485 | 391 | 483 | 483 | 483 | |||
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