Freshwater West Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.65° N 5.06° W

Freshwater West 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freshwater West sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.3° 

Freshwater West 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 West today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater West at 1AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.6
SSW
5
2.2
SW
7
4
W
9
5
W
10
5
W
10
4.5
W
9
4
W
9
3.5
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
SW
9
1.7
WSW
9
2.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
73
133
440
2561
5220
4339
3668
2485
1578
932
719
1070
1245
1072
851
703
407
703
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
40
S
40
SW
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:25PM4.97m
3:13AM4.92m
3:41PM5.35m
4:12AM5.38m
4:31PM5.84m
Low Tide
8:59PM2.82m
9:31AM2.77m
10:06PM2.38m
10:28AM2.31m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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7:52
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7:54
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
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1
3
1
1
1
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1
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2
2
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1
6
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
3
4
3
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
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