Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
1245
1882
2338
2183
2165
1969
558
1237
1098
1376
1121
1012
895
513
397
330
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:46PM2.54m
11:07AM2.61m
11:33PM2.56m
11:51AM2.58m
Low Tide
4:07AM-0.10m
4:29PM-0.14m
4:47AM-0.09m
5:10PM-0.15m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
12
12
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