
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 225 | 930 | 716 | 606 | 453 | 538 | 652 | 286 | 319 | 538 | 515 | 347 | 366 | 283 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | 2:17AM2.40m | 2:39PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | 7:29AM0.13m | 7:53PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 122 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 453 | — | — | 286 | 319 | 538 | 515 | 231 | 155 | 283 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | SW 14 |
12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 347 | — | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
83 | 80 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 225 | 930 | 716 | 606 | 3 | 538 | 652 | 135 | 95 | — | — | 334 | 366 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 677 | 783 | 809 | 270 | 490 | 285 | 211 | 173 | 248 | 112 | 109 | 24 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 161 | 24 | 24 |
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