Freshwater east Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.64° N 4.86° W

Freshwater east 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater east sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater east at 9PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
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
S
16
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
10
10
25
39
41
12
12
52
52
11
5
161
112
76
11
11
12
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39PM7.94m
9:58AM7.47m
10:16PM7.44m
10:35AM7.01m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.32m
3:52AM0.48m
4:06PM0.70m
4:27AM0.96m
4:42PM1.20m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
16
16
18
16
16
14
13
14
14
16
16
15
14
15
15
13
12
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