Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
SW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.7
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
17
14
14
16
8
35
87
173
263
245
187
144
142
137
123
311
106
179
136
126
311
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:03PM2.62m
00:19AM2.54m
12:35PM2.56m
00:53AM2.48m
1:06PM2.45m
Low Tide
4:49AM-0.06m
5:09PM-0.00m
5:25AM-0.02m
5:45PM0.00m
6:02AM0.07m
6:21PM0.08m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
12
13
13
10
10
10
11
13
15
15
14
15
16
14
15
14
16
14
12
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