Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.8° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
166
180
270
247
192
170
134
126
130
94
88
8
8
8
7
13
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53PM7.15m
11:16AM6.79m
11:40PM6.77m
12:08PM6.43m
00:37AM6.36m
1:13PM6.11m
Low Tide
5:02AM1.17m
5:21PM1.38m
5:50AM1.53m
6:15PM1.75m
6:50AM1.91m
7:27PM2.06m
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part cloud
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
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9:01
9:00
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
9
10
9
9
10
12
12
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
16
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