Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater West surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with 55 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Freshwater West this week:
The surf forecast for Freshwater West over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Freshwater West in the next 16 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater West over the next 16 days.
Right then, let's have a look at what's on the cards for Freshwater West.
To be straight with you, this is a tough run. For the next eleven days, from Friday the 10th of July right through to Monday the 20th, it's looking properly flat. There's barely a wave to speak of – we're talking scraps of 0.3ft to 1.0ft at best. The swell energy is next to nothing, with combined energy values rarely getting past double figures, often sitting in the teens or even single digits (like 15, 11, or down to 3). There is a period of long-period groundswell kicking around the 12th to the 14th, with periods hitting 16 to 19 seconds, but the height is just too small to make anything of it. You'd be floating around in a glassy sea with nothing to ride. The wind does blow offshore a fair bit, especially on the mornings, but with no swell, that doesn't matter a bit.
Then finally, things start to rouse a little. On Tuesday the 21st of July, we see a jump. The morning brings a clean 3ft from the WSW with a short period of 5 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 56, which is a step up but still weak. The wind is a light cross-off from the NNE. That afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5ft from the same direction, but the period is still a short 6 seconds, and the energy gets to 200 (moderate). Problem is, the wind swings cross-shore from the NNW and that kicks up a chop, making it "poor surf conditions". So it's a tease.
Wednesday the 22nd of July morning might be your best bet if you're desperate. We've got 5ft from the WSW, with a 7-second period, giving a moderate combined energy of 219. The wind is a cross-off from the ESE, which should keep the surface clean. The swell isn't big enough to be a problem for beginners at 5ft, but the short period means it'll be a bit crumbly and soft, not much push. Still, it's the cleanest wave of a pretty bleak run.
Honestly, there's no standout here. The first solid, clean swell doesn't arrive, and the one that does show up later gets chopped out by the wind. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year at 62°, but that's a small comfort when there's nothing to ride.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 59 | 56 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53PM5.58m | 3:32AM5.74m | 4:08PM5.83m | 4:44AM5.99m | 5:15PM6.21m | 5:47AM6.32m | 6:13PM6.61m | 6:43AM6.62m | 7:07PM6.95m | 7:35AM6.84m | 7:57PM7.18m | 8:24AM6.94m | 8:44PM7.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM2.02m | 9:58AM1.86m | 10:37PM1.76m | 11:07AM1.60m | 11:43PM1.40m | 12:08PM1.28m | 00:42AM1.03m | 1:03PM0.98m | 1:36AM0.74m | 1:55PM0.77m | 2:26AM0.56m | 2:43PM0.68m | 3:13AM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | W 11 | N 6 | SW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 39 | 42 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | ESE 3 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | N 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | ENE 3 | NNW 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 24 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 86 | 139 | 43 | 83 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 52 | 95 | 118 | 119 | 330 | 150 | 427 | 124 | 0 | 160 | 325 | 0 | 124 | 23 | 92 | 150 | 246 | 150 | 163 |
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