Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.5° C
4.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:51PM2.21m
5:02AM1.99m
5:33PM2.07m
5:52AM1.87m
6:22PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.78m
10:42AM0.73m
11:36PM0.88m
12:01PM0.87m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
18
16
17
17
16
17
19
18
18
18
16
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
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