Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater Bay surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, E swell with 72 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Freshwater Bay is serving up for the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I'm looking at the chart and it's a tough one. We've got a 16-day window, but the first solid session? It's a long wait, my friend. For the first week, and I mean right through until the end of July, the wave energy is just...flat. We're seeing tiny little ripples with combined energy readings in the low single digits to maybe the 20s or 30s (23, 8, 2), which is just not enough to get excited about. The wind, unfortunately, is often onshore or cross-shore, creating a chop that makes those tiny waves even worse. It's a period where you're better off checking the tide pools or finding something else to do.
You do get a few mornings with clean conditions, like Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th, with a gentle cross-offshore breeze, but with the swell height barely reaching 1 ft to 2 ft and the period being short (4-5 seconds), the waves just won't have any push. It's a classic case of looking good but doing nothing.
However, there is a flicker of hope right at the very end. The 31st of July into the 1st of August shows the swell trying to build. By Friday afternoon the 31st, we see the combined energy jump to 101, which is a step in the right direction. The swell height picks up to 5 ft from the East with a period of 5 seconds. The problem is the wind is still a strong cross-shore, making for lumpy, messy conditions. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session.
Saturday the 1st of August morning cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops right back down to 1 ft. All in all, I can't point you to a single standout session or break here. The water temperature anomaly is a whopping 8° warmer than normal, so it's going to feel like bathwater, but that doesn't make up for the lack of waves.
Don't throw your board in the bin just yet though. Forecasts can change, and when the energy is this low, it tends not to stay poor forever. Keep your eye on the charts, but for the next two weeks, Freshwater Bay is a soft pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | W 10 | E 4 | W 12 | W 11 | E 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 4 | W 9 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:05PM2.71m | 2:10AM2.63m | 2:48PM2.64m | 2:53AM2.50m | 3:30PM2.51m | 3:35AM2.34m | 4:10PM2.36m | 4:17AM2.16m | 4:51PM2.21m | 5:02AM1.99m | 5:33PM2.07m | 5:52AM1.87m | 6:22PM1.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.18m | 7:21AM-0.15m | 7:42PM0.30m | 8:05AM0.03m | 8:29PM0.45m | 8:51AM0.26m | 9:19PM0.62m | 9:41AM0.51m | 10:19PM0.78m | 10:42AM0.73m | 11:36PM0.88m | 12:01PM0.87m | 00:56AM0.87m | ||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | E 4 | — | W 7 | E 4 | ESE 3 | W 9 | ESE 4 | E 3 | W 8 | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | W 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 22 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 508 | 1875 | 542 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 348 | 282 | 285 | 304 | 595 | 384 | 241 | 285 | 241 | 351 | 483 | 332 | 259 | 669 | 315 |
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