Freswick Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.59° N 3.07° W

Freswick Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Freswick Bay sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.1° 

Freswick Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Freswick Bay today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Freswick Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Freswick Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
0.1
W
8
0.8
SE
5
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
4
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
NE
8
1.2
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
15
14
6
8
25
62
102
86
1
31
5
3
127
114
112
81
81
73
67
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:02PM2.56m
3:10AM2.74m
3:39PM2.39m
3:53AM2.48m
4:19PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.25m
8:39PM0.57m
9:13AM0.50m
9:18PM0.71m
9:51AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
5
4
5
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
8
11
12
12
11
11
8
6
7
6
7
6
5
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