Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.8°C
4.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.7
SSW
5
2.3
SW
7
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.6
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
141
115
157
439
1271
2058
1494
1088
704
413
281
262
134
202
380
571
587
480
223
426
326
286
199
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
50
SW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:02AM2.49m
12:35PM2.54m
00:37AM2.52m
1:09PM2.56m
1:12AM2.49m
1:44PM2.53m
Low Tide
5:24AM-0.04m
5:39PM0.19m
5:57AM-0.10m
6:14PM0.14m
6:32AM-0.10m
6:50PM0.14m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
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7:58
7:55
7:53
 mm
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
19
19
20
18
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
11
12
12
16
12
11
13
15
14
15
14
13
10
10
9
11
12
14
13
14
12
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