Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
54
38
37
25
35
34
12
49
80
107
156
193
100
57
55
92
90
82
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:37PM2.51m
11:13AM2.63m
11:22PM2.63m
11:54AM2.71m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.33m
3:51AM-0.04m
4:11PM0.17m
4:33AM-0.18m
4:52PM0.05m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
19
20
18
Feels °C
13
15
13
13
14
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
15
15
17
18
15
17
16
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