Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.1
W
7
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.1
W
12
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
11
13
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
6
5
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
0
S
5
S
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM2.64m
2:53AM2.50m
3:30PM2.51m
3:35AM2.34m
4:10PM2.36m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.30m
8:05AM0.03m
8:29PM0.45m
8:51AM0.26m
9:19PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
20
18
15
13
16
20
21
21
20
17
16
14
17
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
22
21
20
16
11
9
12
17
20
19
18
14
15
11
13
17
15
14
15
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