Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
12
27
41
61
82
104
100
123
124
149
149
153
169
222
176
173
169
196
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
0
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:07PM7.36m
6:34AM7.38m
6:56PM7.89m
7:20AM7.77m
7:40PM8.25m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.70m
12:50PM0.60m
1:18AM0.25m
1:34PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
23
21
19
18
20
25
28
26
25
24
22
21
23
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
22
23
23
19
15
14
16
21
27
23
23
23
20
19
21
20
21
20
18
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