Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
659 | 404 | 316 | 262 | 103 | 133 | 293 | 664 | 723 | 644 | 196 | 398 | 385 | 106 | 106 | 158 | 119 | 94 | 52 | 82 | 19 | 28 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.56m | 1:12AM2.49m | 1:44PM2.53m | 1:48AM2.43m | 2:20PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM-0.10m | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:32AM-0.10m | 6:50PM0.14m | 7:08AM-0.03m | 7:29PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | — | 106 | 106 | 158 | 119 | 94 | 52 | 82 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
659 | 404 | 316 | 262 | 103 | 133 | 293 | 664 | 723 | 644 | 172 | 398 | 385 | 72 | 57 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 19 | 28 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 24 | 112 | 619 | 161 | 377 | 259 | 251 | 570 | 111 | 141 | 99 | 251 | 169 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 283 | 285 | 239 | 15 |
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