Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
W
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
4
3
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
5
3
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
5:15AM2.00m
5:54PM2.10m
6:32AM1.97m
7:11PM2.09m
8:12AM2.02m
8:42PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.66m
11:51PM0.73m
12:27PM0.72m
1:17AM0.62m
1:46PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
20
21
21
22
21
20
19
23
24
24
27
21
Feels °C
13
12
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
17
17
19
19
20
20
18
16
20
21
20
22
17
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