Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
18
17
8
41
0
8
11
9
6
6
11
18
27
7
7
6
11
11
6
11
0
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
00:23AM2.72m
12:59PM2.76m
1:05AM2.71m
1:38PM2.73m
1:44AM2.63m
2:16PM2.63m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.30m
5:53PM0.05m
6:15AM-0.27m
6:34PM0.08m
6:55AM-0.16m
7:15PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
24
27
28
28
22
20
18
16
20
24
25
26
21
17
15
14
17
21
21
21
19
Feels °C
22
21
20
24
24
25
25
20
17
14
11
15
21
21
23
16
12
11
10
13
19
17
18
14
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