Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 83 | 249 | 458 | 595 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:53AM2.21m | 10:53PM2.32m | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:28PM2.43m | 12:02PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:06PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 83 | 249 | 458 | 595 | 508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 279 | 393 | 249 | 333 | 372 | 595 | 595 | 147 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 236 | 259 | 169 | 248 | 346 | 430 | 317 | 405 | 171 |
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