Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.6°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
483
457
758
1079
803
397
262
196
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
17
24
27
54
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
25
WSW
15
S
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:48AM2.59m
11:02PM2.52m
11:27AM2.64m
11:42PM2.55m
12:03PM2.62m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.06m
3:53PM0.18m
4:10AM-0.04m
4:32PM0.05m
4:49AM-0.06m
5:09PM-0.00m
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cloud
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cloud
rain showers
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clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:20
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6:27
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6:24
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1
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3
2
1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
11
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
12
8
8
8
9
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