Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Issued: 11 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is

15.0°C

Freshwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	19s
Evening (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	SW 19	ENE 6	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4
Wave Graph
kJ	2	2	15	206	12	25	40	34	33	33	29	28	27	27	25	15	181	144	100	79	62	29	19	11
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:38PM2.08m					6:34AM2.23m				6:52PM2.12m				7:40AM2.32m				8:00PM2.20m
Low Tide		10:47AM0.87m				11:25PM0.56m					12:09PM0.76m				00:32AM0.46m				1:06PM0.58m				1:23AM0.34m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03
	—	—	4:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:35	—	—	—	—	4:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	9
Feels °C	2	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	-1	1	3	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	4	5	5	6	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11
kJ	2	2	15	12	12	25	40	34	33	33	29	28	27	27	25	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	—
kJ	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4
kJ	165	171	193	206	248	401	342	322	426	439	388	342	342	261	187	212	181	144	100	79	62	29	19	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inch (Whitegate) Cork	Penhors Brittany - Finistere	Pentrez Plage Brittany - Finistere	Three Peaks Wales - Gower	Aberavon Wales - South East	Pembrey Wales - Pembrokeshire	Aberavon Wales - South East	Pentrez Plage Brittany - Finistere	Pentrez Plage Brittany - Finistere	Pors Ar Vag Brittany - Finistere	Pors Ar Vag Brittany - Finistere	Widemouth Bay Cornwall (North)	Fremur Brittany - Ile et Vilaine	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Anse de Vauville Normandy	Siouville Normandy	La Mondree Normandy	La Mondree Normandy	Anse du Brick Normandy	Dom Hue Guernsey
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	481	369	341	221	193	226	193	341	341	343	343	215	232	116	116	116	116	116	116	125	108	108	110	156
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8

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