Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.4°C
3.0° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
W
11
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
3
7
0
5
10
9
33
20
53
52
60
65
46
11
0
0
270
249
200
0
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM2.45m
2:11PM2.41m
2:26AM2.29m
2:43PM2.25m
3:02AM2.13m
3:18PM2.09m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.11m
7:24PM0.25m
7:41AM0.33m
8:02PM0.44m
8:19AM0.57m
8:42PM0.66m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
20
17
15
15
14
13
15
17
17
17
14
15
16
16
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
16
14
15
16
14
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
13
9
10
11
10
10
13
12
10
9
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