Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.2° C
4.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
53
36
27
1
26
0
140
145
111
100
0
175
279
207
118
55
29
18
14
10
10
23
14
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
20
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:37AM2.15m
4:02PM2.15m
4:18AM1.98m
4:42PM2.00m
5:06AM1.84m
5:32PM1.89m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.54m
9:25PM0.73m
9:46AM0.79m
10:28PM0.91m
10:59AM0.98m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
19
20
20
17
16
16
16
18
18
19
20
16
13
14
13
15
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
13
12
13
12
13
12
14
16
12
9
11
9
11
16
15
15
15
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