Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.5° 

Freshwater east 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 east today (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.3
SSW
5
1.9
SW
6
3
WSW
8
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
48
69
278
1340
4504
3730
3421
2313
1646
1027
644
898
1049
913
752
591
426
328
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
35
S
35
SW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
35
W
30
WSW
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20PM5.30m
3:06AM5.26m
3:35PM5.68m
4:08AM5.76m
4:28PM6.23m
Low Tide
8:59PM2.72m
9:26AM2.64m
10:03PM2.26m
10:22AM2.13m
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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7:52
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7:54
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6:15
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6:14
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6:12
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 mm
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1
3
1
1
1
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1
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1
2
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1
6
5
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
11
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
1
-3
-2
-1
1
4
5
4
5
5
7
8
7
5
5
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