Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
782
597
362
506
370
385
108
203
161
96
70
82
17
35
26
11
11
22
34
64
110
151
200
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:12AM2.49m
1:44PM2.53m
1:48AM2.43m
2:20PM2.45m
2:28AM2.34m
2:59PM2.34m
Low Tide
6:32AM-0.10m
6:50PM0.14m
7:08AM-0.03m
7:29PM0.20m
7:48AM0.11m
8:11PM0.31m
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6:16
6:18
6:20
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7:53
7:52
7:50
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2
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
18
19
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
15
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