Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
10
10
18
17
19
21
32
32
35
38
38
38
22
18
17
47
25
0
7
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:32AM2.60m
11:40PM2.65m
12:17PM2.72m
00:23AM2.72m
12:59PM2.76m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.17m
4:51AM-0.23m
5:11PM0.08m
5:34AM-0.30m
5:53PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
25
28
28
28
26
26
24
26
27
26
25
23
21
20
19
23
25
24
26
20
Feels °C
17
21
24
24
24
22
23
21
23
23
23
23
21
20
19
18
22
22
20
23
17
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