Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.9° C
4.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
32
31
22
12
22
42
45
47
5
2
2
2
1
13
5
7
3
11
4
2
2
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
E
15
SE
20
S
10
SSW
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21PM2.73m
1:27AM2.69m
2:05PM2.71m
2:10AM2.63m
2:48PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:52AM-0.29m
6:12PM0.10m
6:37AM-0.26m
6:57PM0.18m
7:21AM-0.15m
7:42PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
22
25
26
25
22
19
19
18
22
24
21
21
23
22
18
16
20
22
22
20
18
Feels °C
16
14
20
21
23
22
22
17
17
16
20
21
17
17
20
20
16
13
18
20
19
19
15
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