Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
64
86
98
54
77
154
179
159
167
279
346
192
119
0
0
0
0
88
107
49
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:50AM2.27m
3:28PM2.33m
3:30AM2.18m
4:09PM2.24m
4:17AM2.08m
4:56PM2.16m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.17m
8:35PM0.48m
8:55AM0.31m
9:24PM0.59m
9:48AM0.49m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
17
15
15
14
16
19
20
21
18
Feels °C
22
19
17
18
16
18
18
15
15
12
12
14
14
14
14
12
10
11
10
11
14
14
16
14
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