Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.4° 

Freshwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.1
W
9
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
6
6
5
5
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
2
12
0
0
2
0
72
95
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:44AM2.63m
2:16PM2.63m
2:22AM2.49m
2:52PM2.48m
2:59AM2.32m
3:26PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:55AM-0.16m
7:15PM0.18m
7:35AM0.04m
7:56PM0.34m
8:15AM0.28m
8:38PM0.52m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
21
19
17
17
17
20
22
21
23
19
17
16
16
18
20
22
21
18
Feels °C
20
19
21
21
20
21
16
14
15
13
18
20
18
20
16
14
13
13
16
18
19
17
14
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