Whitecliff Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 BST
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Whitecliff Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitecliff Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitecliff Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitecliff Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)5555444444444555555444412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)566449433425201520262620284040526466422717222214
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
3.06
5:44PM
2.92
6:39AM
2.88
7:13PM
2.80
8:14AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
0.90
11:02AM
1.23
11:54PM
1.10
12:50PM
1.32
1:29AM
1.08
2:10PM
1.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset------6:15-------6:13-------6:10-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314131415151413121112131516151211101011131415
Feels °C (?)9910810111110987881012118666781113
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Isle of Wight

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (calm at Chichester 23 km from Whitecliff Bay). 0.1m 9s swell from the WSW to make surfable waves.

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23 km away, 32 min ago

2 km/h
NNE
0.0
16.1
Air / Water (°C)
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