Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater West surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, WSW swell with 1,689 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 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater West over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at the next sixteen days at Freshwater West.
We’ve got a real quiet start on the cards. The first stretch looks like a write-off for quality waves with strong, messy onshore winds and weak, short-period swell. There’s a gap of about a week and a half with nothing worth paddling out for.
Right from Tuesday, September 1st through Sunday, September 6th, it’s mostly light rain or cloudy with wind from the WSW and SSW blowing 12 to 25 mph onshore or cross-onshore. Swell is small, from 1ft to 6ft with short periods of 5 to 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, in the 60 to 452 range. Water temp is 64°, a touch warmer than normal. The waves are poor – choppy and messy.
Monday the 7th of September morning brings a pulse of longer period swell, 6ft from the WSW with a 13-second period and combined energy of 1255. The wind is light from the NNW at 9 mph, only a slight cross-chop. The conditions are marginal though – a score of 3 out of 10, not a clean, perfect setup. It’s a faint glimmer, but not the full deal.
From the 8th through to the 14th, it’s back to poor conditions. Strong onshore and cross-onshore winds up to 28 mph just wreck everything. Swell sizes from 4ft to 8ft, but periods are short or the wind is wrong. There are a couple of moments with clean conditions – like Friday the 11th afternoon with a gentle offshore breeze from the east at 9 mph and 3ft swell, but energy is low at 162 and period is short.
The real standout, the best window of the entire outlook, is Tuesday the 15th of September. That morning, winds are light from the SE at only 6 mph, a light cross-off breeze. Swell is a solid 7ft from the WSW with a 9-second period, and combined energy is strong at 652. The conditions are expected to be very good. This is a week and a half out, so it’s promising but not locked in.
After that, it fades again on the 16th with light onshore winds and average 5ft to 5ft swell.
The takeaway: there’s a long dry spell from now until the 7th, with only a marginal moment then, and another week of poor until the 15th. If you can wait, aim for the 15th. If the wind’s howling from the SW, it might be more interesting for the kite folks than paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 49 | 373 | 428 | 417 | 277 | 294 | 322 | 327 | 302 | 129 | 163 | 125 | 66 | 26 | 45 | 259 | 1249 | 1324 | 1429 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM6.85m | 10:05AM6.56m | 10:26PM6.53m | 10:45AM6.23m | 11:11PM6.08m | 11:33AM5.82m | 00:08AM5.58m | 12:41PM5.41m | 1:34AM5.20m | 2:22PM5.27m | 3:21AM5.28m | 3:59PM5.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM1.12m | 4:17PM1.31m | 4:40AM1.47m | 4:59PM1.68m | 5:25AM1.91m | 5:53PM2.12m | 6:29AM2.35m | 7:16PM2.48m | 8:03AM2.60m | 9:07PM2.45m | 9:46AM2.39m | 10:36PM1.99m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 11 | — | 24 | 21 | 34 | 36 | — | 327 | 33 | 129 | 163 | 125 | 66 | 9 | 13 | 259 | 1249 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SSW 14 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 20 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | W 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 49 | 373 | 428 | 417 | 277 | 294 | 322 | — | 302 | 17 | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 112 | — | 1324 | 1429 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 105 | 376 | 343 | 136 | 123 | 335 | 108 | 174 | 183 | 136 | 53 | 123 | 51 | 81 | 53 | 80 | 10 | 123 | 89 |
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