Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.5
W
9
0.7
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
45
63
38
24
45
54
153
101
94
80
118
38
37
25
35
23
28
17
46
83
Wind (km/h)
10
W
35
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:31AM2.27m
9:44PM2.35m
10:27AM2.47m
10:37PM2.51m
11:13AM2.63m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.53m
3:05AM0.16m
3:27PM0.33m
3:51AM-0.04m
4:11PM0.17m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:34
7:31
 mm
10
6
Temp °C
15
14
19
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
8
12
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
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