Freswick Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.59° N 3.07° W

Freswick Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
ESE
5
0.1
W
8
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
15
14
6
7
29
71
106
60
50
1
7
4
95
114
112
110
81
79
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
20
SE
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<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
4
6
4
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
6
5
5
10
13
12
12
13
12
10
7
7
7
7
6
7
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