Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.8°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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2.1
SW
6
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.4
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
366
336
257
176
138
190
341
1412
1634
1328
990
674
422
300
243
94
129
229
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSE
45
SSW
50
SW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:02AM2.49m
12:35PM2.54m
00:37AM2.52m
1:09PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.27m
5:24AM-0.04m
5:39PM0.19m
5:57AM-0.10m
6:14PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
6
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
20
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
16
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
15
13
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
11
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