Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater Bay surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SW swell with 860 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Freshwater Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Freshwater Bay in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here.
This is a tough stretch for us at Freshwater Bay. I’m looking at the next 16 days and honestly, for the vast majority of it, the surf is a mess. The wind is going to be our enemy for a long time, and we’ve got a big gap of days with nothing to get excited about. From now, right through the end of August and into early September, it’s a write-off. We’re looking at a solid 10-day stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The wind is just too strong and from the wrong angles, turning what little swell we get into a lumpy, choppy mess. It’s the kind of period where you don’t even bother waxing the board.
The water is currently sitting at 69°F which is a full 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a very unusual spike, so you can ditch the steamer.
Now, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The only real standout, the one you need to circle on your calendar, is Saturday the 5th of September. The morning session is looking like the best we’ve got. We’ll see a solid 8ft swell rolling in from the WSW. The wind finally cooperates, turning gentle offshore from the NW. That’s a recipe for clean, lined-up waves, though at that size it’s going to be best for the experienced crew. The energy is strong at 832, so there’s plenty of push. The break is a reef and point setup, so it should handle the size well. The afternoon is a bit of a downgrade as the wind picks up, but the morning is the window.
Before that, the only other flicker of something is Monday the 31st of August, where a 7ft WSW swell meets a clean cross-off wind, but the wind is a strong breeze, making it a bit of a fight. The 2nd of September is similar, with clean conditions but strong winds again.
So, to sum it up: the next week and a half is a dust-off. The only real day to get keen on is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. Everything else is a pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SW 8 | W 10 | SW 7 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 98 | 36 | 46 | 179 | 677 | 645 | 682 | 382 | 274 | 59 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.18m | 10:53AM2.21m | 10:53PM2.32m | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:28PM2.43m | 12:02PM2.47m | 00:02AM2.49m | 12:35PM2.54m | 00:37AM2.52m | 1:09PM2.56m | 1:12AM2.49m | 1:44PM2.53m | 1:48AM2.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.52m | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:06PM0.27m | 5:24AM-0.04m | 5:39PM0.19m | 5:57AM-0.10m | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:32AM-0.10m | 6:50PM0.14m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | 274 | 59 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 10 | — | SW 7 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | E 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 14 | 98 | 36 | 46 | 179 | 677 | 645 | 682 | — | 186 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 216 | 198 | 261 | 249 | 282 | 268 | 110 | 152 | 182 | 40 | 436 | 377 | 171 | 32 | 604 | 611 | 515 | 347 | 268 |
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