Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater Bay surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, WSW swell with 807 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 3.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple weeks.
Alright, it’s a tough start and a long stretch of poor quality ahead. Freshwater Bay is not showing any good surf worth paddling out for until around the second week of September, and even then, things are looking pretty marginal. There’s a big fat blank of days with no recommendations at the start, with a solid gap in quality surf that runs for about a week. We’re lookin’ at some bigger swell arriving around the 8th of September, but with nasty cross-winds and lumpy conditions, it’s going to be a mess. Then, things clean up around Saturday the 14th and into the following Wednesday, but the swell drops way off.
The standout here, if you can call it that, is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. Glassy conditions with 1.3 ft of swell from the WSW and light northerly breeze, clean as a whistle. It’s tiny, but it’ll be the cleanest window you’ll get before the wind picks up. Don’t expect much, but for a quiet, glassy session it’s your best bet. Later, on the morning of the 10th of September, we’re lookin’ at another glassy window, with 0.7 ft from the WSW, again very small, but clean.
If you’re thinking about that bigger pulse on Tuesday the 8th, the swell hits 9.8 ft from the WSW, combined energy of 807 – that’s strong, but the wind is howlin’ cross-shore at 18.6 mph, and the period is a short 7 seconds. It’s goin’ to be lumpy, choppy, and all over the place. That kind of setup looks more like kite surfing territory than a fun paddle session. Water temp is running much warmer than usual for this time of year, about 68.7°, with a big anomaly of 6.5° above normal. Real unusual.
So, basically, if you’re desperate, hit that glassy Saturday 5th morning. Otherwise, the next week or so is mostly a write-off. It tends not to stay this grim forever, but right now, the Bay is a tough beat.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 47 | 11 | 21 | 115 | 179 | 211 | 211 | 131 | 134 | 175 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM2.45m | 2:28AM2.34m | 2:59PM2.34m | 3:13AM2.22m | 3:44PM2.22m | 4:08AM2.10m | 4:38PM2.10m | 5:16AM2.00m | 5:47PM2.03m | 6:41AM1.97m | 7:12PM2.04m | 8:16AM2.07m | 8:38PM2.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.20m | 7:48AM0.11m | 8:11PM0.31m | 8:32AM0.31m | 9:00PM0.48m | 9:25AM0.54m | 10:02PM0.65m | 10:37AM0.76m | 11:30PM0.73m | 12:14PM0.83m | 1:05AM0.63m | 1:38PM0.72m | 2:13AM0.41m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | ESE 4 | WSW 9 | ESE 3 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 70 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 53 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | SW 9 | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 32 | 21 | 115 | 179 | 211 | 211 | 131 | 134 | 175 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 8 | 14 | 32 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 110 | 221 | 378 | 268 | 255 | 248 | 161 | 346 | 201 | 15 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 110 | 116 | 156 | 152 | 167 | 211 | 211 |
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