Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
2
2
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)
1.6
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
2.4
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.4
SW
5
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
236
530
355
271
214
338
292
208
208
171
125
220
98
85
85
208
140
102
248
220
208
200
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
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
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
6:02AM0.07m
6:21PM0.08m
6:37AM0.22m
6:56PM0.21m
7:13AM0.40m
7:32PM0.38m
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clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
18
19
17
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
11
13
13
13
10
12
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
16
15
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