Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.4
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
46
36
27
44
108
80
43
22
20
13
19
30
46
42
23
64
32
35
38
38
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
SE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:41AM2.41m
10:52PM2.52m
11:32AM2.60m
11:40PM2.65m
12:17PM2.72m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.31m
4:06AM-0.07m
4:26PM0.17m
4:51AM-0.23m
5:11PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
21
23
21
18
19
20
22
24
28
29
29
26
24
23
23
22
22
27
22
Feels °C
14
15
16
19
18
14
15
16
18
19
23
24
24
22
21
20
21
21
19
24
19
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