Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
279
316
265
254
241
179
123
166
279
241
144
235
476
491
254
160
108
24
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM2.34m
3:13AM2.22m
3:44PM2.22m
4:08AM2.10m
4:38PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.31m
8:32AM0.31m
9:00PM0.48m
9:25AM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
18
20
21
19
16
Feels °C
11
14
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
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