
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 90 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 62 | 73 | 90 | 148 | 269 | 784 | 677 | 254 | 685 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:09AM2.54m | 12:35PM2.61m | 00:48AM2.54m | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM-0.14m | 5:50PM-0.03m | 6:08AM-0.13m | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SW 11 | — |
116 | 90 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 168 | 8 | 2 | 254 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | — |
— | 14 | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 62 | 73 | 90 | 148 | 269 | 784 | 677 | 141 | 685 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 809 | 809 | 568 | 677 | 285 | 211 | 111 | 112 | 477 | 161 | 108 | 108 |
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