Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
8
2
W
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
4
SW
8
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.3
SW
6
3
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
416
285
255
553
1914
4216
5686
4939
3059
1422
1224
1032
791
512
352
266
202
243
405
838
1082
1055
1132
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
45
SW
60
SSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
S
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM2.41m
10:16PM2.34m
10:45AM2.52m
11:01PM2.46m
11:25AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.27m
3:37PM0.31m
3:50AM0.09m
4:13PM0.11m
4:28AM-0.03m
4:50PM-0.04m
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7:46
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4:54
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1
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4
7
1
4
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2
2
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
14
16
16
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
3
4
6
7
4
4
6
5
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
6
6
5
4
6
11
11
11
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