Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
350
431
649
932
764
426
254
160
13
13
13
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM2.48m
10:17PM2.44m
10:48AM2.59m
11:02PM2.52m
11:27AM2.64m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.21m
3:12PM0.35m
3:31AM0.06m
3:53PM0.18m
4:10AM-0.04m
4:32PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:18
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7:18
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6:30
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6:27
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6:24
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 mm
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1
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
13
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
8
9
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
9
7
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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