Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
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)
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
1.1
E
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
55
39
21
20
50
82
77
83
49
35
31
63
74
71
122
703
690
505
445
486
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:35PM2.61m
00:48AM2.54m
1:13PM2.57m
1:30AM2.49m
1:53PM2.47m
Low Tide
5:50PM-0.03m
6:08AM-0.13m
6:28PM-0.03m
6:47AM-0.03m
7:08PM0.04m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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7:03
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6:49
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6:46
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1
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Temp °C
14
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
21
22
21
19
19
20
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
13
12
14
13
15
17
19
19
17
18
16
15
16
14
13
14
15
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