Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
0
0
49
50
39
0
16
52
117
69
40
24
15
9
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:05PM2.07m
10:45AM2.06m
10:48PM2.19m
11:23AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.73m
3:31AM0.53m
3:44PM0.62m
4:09AM0.38m
4:21PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
19
17
16
15
18
20
22
22
20
18
17
17
19
21
22
23
24
Feels °C
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
18
18
19
17
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
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