Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.5
ESE
4
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
SW
19
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
5
5
4
57
148
161
198
142
144
138
96
68
67
61
37
28
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
0
WNW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:14PM2.28m
10:49AM2.41m
10:53PM2.41m
11:24AM2.53m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.52m
3:50AM0.21m
4:07PM0.34m
4:22AM0.04m
4:40PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
20
21
20
16
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
19
17
16
20
19
17
13
11
10
10
12
15
14
15
16
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