Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.4
SW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.9
SW
6
3
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
8
4
S
8
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
14
3.5
W
7
2.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
1006
1123
942
766
907
1994
1245
713
443
323
415
240
970
1512
1962
3264
5535
6423
1050
706
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
SW
30
S
45
S
55
S
50
SSE
40
ESE
45
NW
65
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28AM1.95m
7:36PM1.94m
8:30AM2.09m
8:36PM2.06m
9:20AM2.26m
9:29PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.95m
2:00AM0.67m
2:26PM0.75m
2:38AM0.47m
3:02PM0.53m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
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7:37
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7:39
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7:41
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6:01
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6:00
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5:59
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 mm
6
1
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5
5
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1
5
7
1
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
8
9
8
6
4
3
5
4
-5
-2
-2
0
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