Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
20.0°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
12
30
29
10
41
39
18
9
4
8
4
4
13
12
41
75
102
506
133
108
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
0
WSW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:47PM2.03m
6:41AM1.97m
7:12PM2.04m
8:16AM2.07m
8:38PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.76m
11:30PM0.73m
12:14PM0.83m
1:05AM0.63m
1:38PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
20
20
21
20
18
17
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
12
14
13
13
15
16
15
13
14
16
18
18
20
19
17
16
18
16
14
13
13
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