Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
4.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
W
8
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
24
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52AM1.87m
6:22PM1.97m
6:59AM1.79m
7:30PM1.93m
8:45AM1.81m
9:03PM1.97m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.87m
00:56AM0.87m
1:17PM0.89m
1:58AM0.79m
2:16PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
20
21
21
21
22
19
17
16
20
22
23
21
18
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
17
20
19
18
18
19
15
15
15
18
17
18
17
15
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