Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
28
46
76
133
211
275
249
233
200
140
127
160
279
249
173
202
370
472
290
181
166
49
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28AM2.34m
2:59PM2.34m
3:13AM2.22m
3:44PM2.22m
4:08AM2.10m
4:38PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.11m
8:11PM0.31m
8:32AM0.31m
9:00PM0.48m
9:25AM0.54m
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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7:50
7:47
7:45
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Temp °C
17
18
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
20
18
15
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
12
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
13
11
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