Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.1° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
1.6
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
156
93
53
36
22
14
15
21
0
7
5
4
6
6
4
6
9
2
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
30
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM2.00m
5:06AM1.84m
5:32PM1.89m
6:10AM1.75m
6:40PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.91m
10:59AM0.98m
00:09AM0.99m
12:44PM1.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
17
14
13
12
16
19
17
19
18
14
13
13
15
19
20
17
18
Feels °C
14
15
13
11
10
9
12
17
11
16
14
10
9
9
10
16
17
13
15
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