Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
5
7
17
47
94
139
185
4
3
3
3
3
3
154
85
51
37
26
17
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM1.76m
8:18PM1.89m
9:27AM1.88m
9:31PM2.03m
10:16AM2.05m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.95m
2:30AM0.76m
2:45PM0.82m
3:12AM0.58m
3:25PM0.67m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
19
18
16
15
17
19
20
21
17
17
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
16
14
11
9
11
12
13
16
11
11
13
13
14
15
17
16
17
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