Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2.2
SW
6
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.6
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
141
197
390
1025
1757
1448
954
604
404
316
262
129
236
444
773
703
607
211
454
121
268
184
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
45
S
50
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:35PM2.54m
00:37AM2.52m
1:09PM2.56m
1:12AM2.49m
1:44PM2.53m
Low Tide
5:24AM-0.04m
5:39PM0.19m
5:57AM-0.10m
6:14PM0.14m
6:32AM-0.10m
6:50PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
12
11
12
12
14
12
11
13
15
15
15
14
12
10
9
10
10
11
11
13
12
13
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