Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1.3
SW
5
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
229
410
314
208
204
171
250
281
98
85
85
83
83
85
248
220
208
200
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:06PM2.45m
1:27AM2.38m
1:36PM2.33m
2:01AM2.26m
2:08PM2.20m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.08m
6:37AM0.22m
6:56PM0.21m
7:13AM0.40m
7:32PM0.38m
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Temp °C
19
17
15
14
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17
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17
Feels °C
13
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