Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
1.4
WSW
5
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
W
6
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
3
0
338
420
431
737
1079
707
403
261
173
13
13
13
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM2.48m
10:17PM2.44m
10:48AM2.59m
11:02PM2.52m
11:27AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.35m
3:31AM0.06m
3:53PM0.18m
4:10AM-0.04m
4:32PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:16
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7:18
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7:18
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6:30
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6:27
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6:24
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1
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Temp °C
11
14
15
14
12
14
15
17
16
17
17
14
15
14
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
8
9
10
7
7
8
12
11
10
10
7
8
8
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
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