Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater West surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, W swell with 132 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Freshwater West this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Freshwater West in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater West over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s break down what Freshwater West is offering over the next 16 days. Gotta be honest, it starts quiet and stays quiet for a long while. From now up until the morning of Monday, July 14th, it’s basically a surf desert. Small, weak, onshore junk – waves barely reaching 2ft, combined energy topping out around 273 early on, then falling to pathetic numbers like 78, 60, 54 – no power behind 'em.
Water temp is 60°, pretty average for this time of year, just a hair above normal.
Then, on the morning of Monday, July 14th, we finally get something. 2ft swell from the west, 10-second period, light offshore breeze from the east. Clean, surfable but tiny – energy still low at 83. Then Wednesday morning, July 15th, goes glassy with 1ft from the west-southwest, 9-second period, energy 52. Again, small but clean. That’s genuinely the pick of a very thin crop.
Later in the second week, around Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th of July, there’s a bump in size – 6ft on Friday afternoon, 5ft Saturday morning – but it’s all cross-onshore, short period (6-7 seconds), and the energy hits moderate levels like 340 and 153. It’s choppy, messy, and with that wind and those short-period waves, this beach and reef setup is looking more like a kiteboarding zone than a surf spot.
So, two tiny, clean windows in mid-July are your only real options. Not much on the table, but sometimes that’s how it goes here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 98 | 71 | 132 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 54 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM6.33m | 10:18AM5.97m | 10:38PM6.20m | 10:58AM5.84m | 11:20PM6.05m | 11:43AM5.71m | 00:08AM5.88m | 12:36PM5.58m | 1:06AM5.73m | 1:39PM5.51m | 2:16AM5.65m | 2:53PM5.58m | 3:32AM5.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM1.51m | 4:18AM1.44m | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:57AM1.56m | 5:09PM1.75m | 5:40AM1.70m | 5:55PM1.90m | 6:30AM1.85m | 6:52PM2.04m | 7:31AM1.97m | 8:02PM2.11m | 8:43AM2.00m | 9:21PM2.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 71 | 48 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 54 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 5 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 95 | 43 | 132 | — | 12 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 367 | 54 | 53 | 123 | 163 | 160 | 163 | 119 | 140 | 172 | 92 | 80 | 119 | 80 | 80 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 174 | 174 |
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