Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.18m | 10:53AM2.21m | 10:53PM2.32m | 11:28AM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.67m | 3:48AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 2 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
50 | 28 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 215 | 198 | 198 | 216 | 261 | 333 | 249 | 333 | 348 | 282 | 304 | 595 | 315 | 351 | 156 |
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