Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
2
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
58
17
10
10
10
239
269
336
458
300
258
280
238
173
106
80
58
54
10
23
23
24
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM6.47m
11:35PM6.22m
11:57AM5.92m
00:24AM5.63m
12:54PM5.43m
Low Tide
5:03AM1.50m
5:21PM1.75m
5:43AM2.07m
6:07PM2.30m
6:35AM2.58m
7:13PM2.75m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:32
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
14
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
8
10
9
10
10
11
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