Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1
WSW
11
2.1
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
278
316
701
908
866
799
952
1392
2393
1747
2349
2037
479
580
540
1192
1236
862
895
774
435
330
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:25AM2.59m
10:46PM2.54m
11:07AM2.61m
11:33PM2.56m
11:51AM2.58m
Low Tide
3:28AM-0.03m
3:50PM-0.04m
4:07AM-0.10m
4:29PM-0.14m
4:47AM-0.09m
5:10PM-0.15m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:48
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3
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5
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
5
5
7
11
10
10
8
8
7
8
6
5
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
10
12
13
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