Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.3
S
3
0.2
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
125
100
77
60
50
36
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
5
7
13
2
18
29
35
35
40
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
15
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:16AM2.05m
10:16PM2.18m
10:53AM2.21m
10:53PM2.32m
11:28AM2.36m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.58m
3:25PM0.67m
3:48AM0.39m
4:00PM0.52m
4:20AM0.22m
4:34PM0.39m
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part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
14
15
16
18
16
19
20
18
18
18
20
21
19
19
19
16
16
16
17
17
17
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