Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
7
6
14
14
46
61
80
81
79
73
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
0
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.86m
8:32AM1.89m
8:39PM1.98m
9:30AM2.07m
9:32PM2.14m
Low Tide
1:32PM1.04m
2:03AM0.81m
2:22PM0.88m
2:43AM0.61m
3:00PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
21
22
22
17
Feels °C
16
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
17
18
18
17
20
20
20
13
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