Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.5° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
669
175
136
111
108
75
74
58
56
56
56
56
55
34
32
24
24
12
12
11
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM2.13m
2:46PM2.08m
3:23AM2.00m
3:32PM1.96m
4:15AM1.90m
4:27PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.59m
8:10PM0.57m
8:27AM0.80m
8:53PM0.76m
9:14AM0.99m
9:52PM0.92m
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Temp °C
16
17
12
12
14
15
14
11
10
9
9
9
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
13
13
6
6
8
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
6
4
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