Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.2
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
3
WSW
8
5
WSW
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
49
47
48
57
286
951
5679
4902
3780
2694
1619
865
720
909
990
932
768
586
435
222
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
S
35
S
45
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSE
40
S
50
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20PM5.30m
3:06AM5.26m
3:35PM5.68m
4:08AM5.76m
4:28PM6.23m
Low Tide
8:03AM2.95m
8:59PM2.72m
9:26AM2.64m
10:03PM2.26m
10:22AM2.13m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:50
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7:52
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7:54
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6:15
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6:14
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6:12
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1
3
3
1
4
3
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1
2
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1
6
5
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
6
5
2
-3
-4
-3
1
4
6
5
6
6
7
9
7
6
4
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