Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater West surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period, W swell with 366 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 1.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater West over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.
Looking at the whole picture, this is a tough run. The first real sniff of anything surfable doesn’t show up until the 12th of August, and even then it’s not much to write home about. For the first ten days, we’re looking at a lot of small, weak, and messy surf. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or choppy, and the swell heights are tiny. From the 4th through the 11th, it’s a flat spell with nothing worth paddling out for. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during this period.
Things start to perk up a bit on the morning of the 12th, but it’s still a stretch. We’ve got a clean, cross-off wind from the ESE, but the swell is a weak 2ft from the WSW with a 10-second period.
The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is the morning of the 14th of August. That’s the one to circle. The wind goes glassy at Freshwater West, with a light ESE breeze. The swell is a modest 2ft from the WSW, and the period is a solid 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (139), and it’s clean. It’s small, but for a run this bad, it’s the best we’ve got. The water here is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 63°.
After that, things get messy again. By the 17th, we see a bigger swell, with 6ft from the WSW on the Monday morning, but the wind is cross-onshore and the conditions are lumpy.
To sum it up: the 14th of August morning is your best chance, but it’s small. The rest is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 193 | 366 | 215 | 148 | 71 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM6.38m | 11:11AM6.04m | 11:35PM6.07m | 11:59AM5.76m | 00:30AM5.72m | 1:02PM5.49m | 1:45AM5.44m | 2:27PM5.38m | 3:18AM5.42m | 3:58PM5.62m | 4:40AM5.74m | 5:10PM6.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM1.44m | 5:08AM1.49m | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:53AM1.79m | 6:15PM1.99m | 6:52AM2.10m | 7:28PM2.26m | 8:13AM2.30m | 9:03PM2.29m | 9:45AM2.21m | 10:32PM1.97m | 11:02AM1.83m | 11:41PM1.48m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 6 | N 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 5 | SW 6 | W 4 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 12 | — | S 11 | S 13 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | N 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WNW 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 147 | 193 | 366 | 215 | 148 | 16 | 29 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 270 | 682 | 343 | 297 | 368 | 425 | 349 | 328 | 341 | 327 | 354 | 173 | 92 | 354 | 370 | 184 | 174 | 374 | 325 |
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