Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.1°C
4.2° 

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 (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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.8
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
0.1
W
12
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
5
5
7
25
78
126
141
222
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
86
40
20
11
7
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
10
SE
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
1:35AM0.91m
1:56PM0.95m
2:30AM0.76m
2:45PM0.82m
3:12AM0.58m
3:25PM0.67m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
19
17
16
15
17
18
20
22
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
15
12
11
10
11
10
13
16
11
12
12
13
13
14
16
16
15
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