
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | SW 10 | WSW 3 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 4 |
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2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.43m | 1:06AM2.45m | 1:42PM2.45m | 1:40AM2.42m | 2:16PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.06m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:23AM0.02m | 6:38PM0.32m | 6:57AM0.02m | 7:14PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 3 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 11 |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 |
2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 303 | 366 | 303 | 890 | 359 | 367 | 344 | 221 | 212 | 284 | 284 | 303 | 287 | 282 | 116 | 348 | 282 | 405 | 595 | 282 | 249 | 198 |
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