Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
18.3°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
33
20
31
29
40
30
25
24
23
24
28
18
17
8
19
36
50
65
41
16
19
18
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:09AM5.09m
3:52PM5.29m
4:31AM5.37m
4:59PM5.73m
5:25AM5.84m
5:46PM6.27m
Low Tide
9:35AM2.90m
10:22PM2.70m
10:50AM2.53m
11:22PM2.24m
11:40AM2.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
19
21
22
20
17
16
15
17
19
18
20
19
Feels °C
10
9
10
12
16
17
15
14
13
13
10
9
13
17
19
14
11
11
10
11
13
13
17
18
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