Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
2.1
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
3
SW
7
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1072
651
431
302
408
296
310
643
777
704
735
821
1223
1523
1742
2233
1985
479
471
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01PM2.46m
10:25AM2.59m
10:46PM2.54m
11:07AM2.61m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.11m
3:28AM-0.03m
3:50PM-0.04m
4:07AM-0.10m
4:29PM-0.14m
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
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15
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Feels °C
3
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11
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