Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.9°C
4.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.1
W
8
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
144
101
76
74
52
42
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
8
9
4
10
10
10
30
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
5
NE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:16AM2.05m
10:16PM2.18m
10:53AM2.21m
10:53PM2.32m
11:28AM2.36m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.58m
3:25PM0.67m
3:48AM0.39m
4:00PM0.52m
4:20AM0.22m
4:34PM0.39m
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6:07
6:09
6:11
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8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
19
20
20
21
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
12
13
12
14
14
15
18
16
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
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