
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | SE 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 75 | 100 | 78 | 133 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16AM2.00m | 5:47PM2.03m | 6:41AM1.97m | 7:12PM2.04m | 8:16AM2.07m | 8:38PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.76m | 11:30PM0.73m | 12:14PM0.83m | 1:05AM0.63m | 1:38PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | WSW 13 | — |
12 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 75 | 100 | — | 133 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
43 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 78 | 118 | 154 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 15 | 109 | 228 | 109 | 108 | 2 | 108 | 152 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 156 | 235 | 248 | 259 | 169 | 346 | 211 | 346 | 345 | 211 |
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