Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
1.3
NNW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
1.9
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
2
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
225
455
597
963
1301
1029
572
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11AM2.33m
9:25PM2.31m
10:04AM2.48m
10:17PM2.44m
10:48AM2.59m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.41m
2:26PM0.55m
2:47AM0.21m
3:12PM0.35m
3:31AM0.06m
3:53PM0.18m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
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7:16
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7:18
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6:31
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6:30
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6:27
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 mm
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1
4
4
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
16
15
14
12
11
13
11
10
10
9
11
14
15
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
17
14
15
Feels °C
14
11
10
7
4
7
3
3
4
3
5
8
9
8
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
8
8
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