Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.5
SW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
SW
8
2
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
5
5
5
5
106
122
136
109
92
116
101
297
1048
1153
660
523
395
346
410
477
573
816
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
30
SE
25
SSE
20
E
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM7.26m
7:30PM7.69m
7:47AM7.58m
8:02PM7.94m
8:19AM7.77m
8:35PM8.04m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.81m
1:24PM0.69m
1:44AM0.48m
1:55PM0.42m
2:15AM0.29m
2:27PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
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8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
17
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
12
15
15
18
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
11
12
10
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