Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
64
86
98
56
69
94
104
96
166
330
288
204
133
85
15
31
40
52
77
34
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:50AM2.27m
3:28PM2.33m
3:30AM2.18m
4:09PM2.24m
4:17AM2.08m
4:56PM2.16m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.17m
8:35PM0.48m
8:55AM0.31m
9:24PM0.59m
9:48AM0.49m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
19
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
19
19
20
17
Feels °C
19
18
19
18
18
18
16
15
14
12
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
12
12
14
13
14
12
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