Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.0°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
SE
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
68
67
61
37
28
14
13
12
12
12
24
70
80
96
59
71
57
49
46
40
27
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24AM2.53m
11:30PM2.50m
11:59AM2.60m
00:09AM2.54m
12:35PM2.61m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.04m
4:40PM0.17m
4:56AM-0.08m
5:14PM0.05m
5:31AM-0.14m
5:50PM-0.03m
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Temp °C
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
16
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
15
14
14
15
14
13
15
15
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
13
13
13
10
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