Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
19.5°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
141
70
53
90
96
30
30
40
38
51
16
0
0
0
0
86
93
117
100
80
80
55
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54AM2.71m
00:02AM2.67m
12:32PM2.73m
00:41AM2.65m
1:07PM2.67m
Low Tide
4:33AM-0.18m
4:52PM0.05m
5:12AM-0.23m
5:32PM-0.00m
5:50AM-0.19m
6:10PM0.01m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:24
 mm
2
6
3
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
20
20
18
17
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
22
21
19
Feels °C
14
15
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
18
19
20
18
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