Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
161
198
142
144
138
96
68
67
89
57
28
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
24
34
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49AM2.41m
10:53PM2.41m
11:24AM2.53m
11:30PM2.50m
11:59AM2.60m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.34m
4:22AM0.04m
4:40PM0.17m
4:56AM-0.08m
5:14PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
16
19
20
20
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
17
Feels °C
15
18
18
18
14
11
12
11
13
15
15
15
16
14
14
16
17
16
15
13
14
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