Surf Forecasts:
Freshwater West surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period, SSW swell with 21 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 0.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Freshwater West over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Freshwater West are looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mostly messy wind. It's one of those periods where the forecast is a real bummer, but that's the nature of the game here sometimes. Let's just say the board is staying in the van for a while.
We're starting off pretty flat. Wednesday the 15th, you're looking at a meagre 1 foot of swell from the WSW, but with a cross-off breeze in the morning that's about the only positive. The combined energy is pitiful at just 23 (weak energy). It's not going to be worth the wetsuit. Thursday the 16th drops even smaller, down to 0.7 feet, but there's a nice offshore wind from the ENE in the morning. The swell is super long period at 14 seconds, which is a classic groundswell, but it's just too small to do anything with. The energy is still weak at 35. Friday and Saturday? Forget it. Swell drops to 0.3 feet, and while the wind is clean, there's just no wave to ride.
The whole first week is a write-off. We don't see any size worth mentioning until the 25th of July, which is a week and a half away. Even then, it's only a 1.3 foot swell from the WSW, but the wind is completely wrong – cross-onshore and onshore, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy finally bumps up to 42 (weak energy), but with that wind, it's a total washout. The rest of the month into the 30th is the same story: tiny swell, 0.7 feet to 1.3 feet, and onshore or cross-onshore winds from the west. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
Honestly, there are no standouts here. Not a single session in the whole 16 days gets a recommendation. The swell is too small, the wind is too often onshore, and the few clean windows have zero energy. If you're a kitesurfer, you might find some fun on the 30th with that 1.3 feet and a fresh cross-onshore, but for paddling, it's a hard pass. Look, it can't stay this poor forever – forecasts can change – but for now, I'd find something else to do.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM6.84m | 7:57PM7.18m | 8:24AM6.94m | 8:44PM7.25m | 9:10AM6.89m | 9:29PM7.16m | 9:54AM6.72m | 10:12PM6.93m | 10:36AM6.44m | 10:53PM6.57m | 11:17AM6.09m | 11:35PM6.15m | 12:00PM5.72m | 00:20AM5.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.77m | 2:26AM0.56m | 2:43PM0.68m | 3:13AM0.54m | 3:27PM0.73m | 3:58AM0.68m | 4:10PM0.91m | 4:39AM0.95m | 4:50PM1.19m | 5:19AM1.32m | 5:30PM1.55m | 5:59AM1.73m | 6:11PM1.94m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | E 4 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 4 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | ESE 4 | W 9 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | ESE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | E 3 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 14 | S 21 | S 10 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | N 4 | E 3 | E 4 | N 4 | N 5 | ENE 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | E 4 | N 5 | N 4 | ENE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 3 | N 5 | E 3 |
| kJ | 22 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 94 | 12 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 92 | 246 | 150 | 150 | 92 | 179 | 1275 | 341 | 341 | 445 | 101 | 330 | 273 | 101 | 325 | 341 | 349 | 179 | 140 | 92 |
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