Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
2
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
3
SW
7
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
26
16
20
15
6
6
8
32
7
24
98
305
459
638
562
342
263
278
414
855
1141
833
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:28AM2.36m
11:28PM2.43m
12:02PM2.47m
00:02AM2.49m
12:35PM2.54m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.22m
4:34PM0.39m
4:52AM0.07m
5:06PM0.27m
5:24AM-0.04m
5:39PM0.19m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
17
18
19
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
13
11
10
12
12
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
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