Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
22
9
6
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
19
52
0
53
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
E
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48PM2.19m
11:23AM2.18m
11:24PM2.30m
11:59AM2.29m
11:59PM2.39m
12:33PM2.38m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.38m
4:21PM0.52m
4:44AM0.25m
4:56PM0.43m
5:18AM0.14m
5:30PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
22
21
21
21
19
17
16
16
19
20
21
21
17
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
20
20
21
22
21
19
19
22
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
12
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