Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
28
21
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
13
14
9
8
14
16
16
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
0
NW
0
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:16PM2.18m
10:53AM2.21m
10:53PM2.32m
11:28AM2.36m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.67m
3:48AM0.39m
4:00PM0.52m
4:20AM0.22m
4:34PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
20
19
18
18
18
17
15
15
17
16
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