Freshwater Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.51° W

Freshwater Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, gales from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.2
W
5
0.2
WSW
12
1
SW
4
1.5
SSW
5
1.9
S
6
3
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
SW
6
2.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
46
49
44
0
15
39
104
261
721
1445
2575
3352
2028
998
1205
1437
853
524
346
472
149
418
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNW
30
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
40
W
25
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
50
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:20AM1.86m
6:31PM1.86m
7:28AM1.95m
7:36PM1.94m
8:30AM2.09m
8:36PM2.06m
Low Tide
12:44PM1.10m
1:13AM0.85m
1:45PM0.95m
2:00AM0.67m
2:26PM0.75m
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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6:04
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6:01
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6:00
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 mm
5
11
9
1
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1
1
4
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1
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1
3
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2
2
5
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
5
8
7
6
5
3
-1
-2
-1
2
3
5
5
6
8
9
9
7
5
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