Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
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)
0.4
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
47
39
29
28
86
51
23
13
9
4
3
2
2
2
5
3
1
1
2
0
1
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:17AM2.08m
4:56PM2.16m
5:15AM2.00m
5:54PM2.10m
6:32AM1.97m
7:11PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.49m
10:27PM0.70m
10:58AM0.66m
11:51PM0.73m
12:27PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
17
19
20
20
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
19
17
16
16
19
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
18
18
17
19
19
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