Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
42
34
15
49
69
122
162
164
130
49
166
129
92
103
103
79
58
19
32
88
138
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:37PM2.51m
11:13AM2.63m
11:22PM2.63m
11:54AM2.71m
00:02AM2.67m
12:32PM2.73m
Low Tide
3:51AM-0.04m
4:11PM0.17m
4:33AM-0.18m
4:52PM0.05m
5:12AM-0.23m
5:32PM-0.00m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
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7:31
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
18
17
17
16
17
16
14
14
12
13
14
14
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