Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.0° C
4.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.1
W
7
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
12
3
1
1
1
1
2
9
21
29
21
1
0
0
1
2
1
5
2
2
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
S
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:10AM2.63m
2:48PM2.64m
2:53AM2.50m
3:30PM2.51m
3:35AM2.34m
4:10PM2.36m
Low Tide
7:21AM-0.15m
7:42PM0.30m
8:05AM0.03m
8:29PM0.45m
8:51AM0.26m
9:19PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
21
18
15
19
22
22
21
18
17
14
12
15
20
20
21
18
17
16
16
19
20
18
19
18
Feels °C
19
15
11
16
21
19
19
16
13
9
8
10
16
18
19
15
15
15
14
16
16
13
15
15
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