Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
1.1
SE
5
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.5
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
56
54
34
33
33
20
34
34
35
51
50
73
49
63
60
61
129
55
54
48
48
100
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM5.58m
00:07AM5.20m
12:47PM5.26m
1:37AM5.03m
2:20PM5.30m
Low Tide
5:09AM2.51m
5:51PM2.69m
6:21AM2.89m
7:24PM2.92m
8:03AM2.95m
8:59PM2.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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6:20
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6:17
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 mm
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2
2
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Temp °C
9
9
8
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
6
7
6
5
6
5
4
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
7
9
9
8
6
5
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