Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
7
3
SW
7
4
SW
9
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
0.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
855
2650
5044
6348
4300
3170
1951
1634
1286
980
720
433
271
179
160
252
643
784
799
862
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
50
SW
60
SSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
35
SSW
45
S
55
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM2.41m
10:16PM2.34m
10:45AM2.52m
11:01PM2.46m
11:25AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.31m
3:50AM0.09m
4:13PM0.11m
4:28AM-0.03m
4:50PM-0.04m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:41
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6:43
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7:46
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5:57
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4:54
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5:52
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 mm
1
4
7
7
1
4
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1
4
2
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Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
14
16
17
17
Feels °C
5
4
3
6
5
2
1
0
2
3
3
4
3
6
7
6
3
5
9
11
11
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