Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.5
E
6
2.1
E
6
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
114
75
139
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
175
4
3
0
101
49
30
28
48
85
74
56
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM2.19m
10:01PM2.36m
10:49AM2.38m
11:02PM2.50m
11:44AM2.55m
11:54PM2.62m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.36m
3:30AM0.12m
3:51PM0.23m
4:19AM-0.08m
4:40PM0.13m
5:06AM-0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:14
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
21
26
29
26
21
18
16
15
20
25
27
25
22
19
16
16
23
28
28
29
24
22
18
18
Feels °C
17
21
24
19
12
10
8
8
13
20
22
19
16
14
12
12
19
24
25
25
19
17
14
15
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