Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (31 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 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.7
WSW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
4
0.1
SW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
3
0
10
2
2
6
11
7
4
4
4
3
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
NW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM2.43m
1:06AM2.45m
1:42PM2.45m
1:40AM2.42m
2:16PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.06m
6:04PM0.33m
6:23AM0.02m
6:38PM0.32m
6:57AM0.02m
7:14PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
19
21
21
22
16
16
15
14
18
19
19
21
19
17
16
15
19
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
11
10
15
17
15
16
10
11
11
11
16
15
15
17
14
13
12
11
17
19
19
21
18
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