Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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 Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
19
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
37
40
12
12
52
52
11
10
171
115
94
94
78
115
192
212
240
233
270
317
474
576
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM7.47m
10:16PM7.44m
10:35AM7.01m
10:54PM6.84m
11:13AM6.47m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.48m
4:06PM0.70m
4:27AM0.96m
4:42PM1.20m
5:03AM1.50m
5:21PM1.75m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
11
9
10
11
11
11
10
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