Freshwater Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Isle of Wight, UK)
Freshwater Bay Surf Guide
Freshwater Bay in Isle of Wight is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. There is no beach break and there is a right hand reef break as well. Best around low tide. Rocks are a hazard.
Freshwater Bay Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Reef and point |  3.4 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Freshwater Bay:
The best conditions reported for surf at Freshwater Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Freshwater Bay Surf:
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:21 Local time| Monday 10 | ||||
| 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 E |
E |
 W |
W |
| Period (s) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
 |
 |
 |
| Wind State | cross- on |
on | cross- on |
glass |
Tide Times:
For Freshwater, 3 km from Freshwater Bay.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Freshwater Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Poole Bay WaveNet Site, 16 km from Freshwater Bay.
- |  | Air temperature - °C |
Current weather near Freshwater Bay
Buoy Data:
At Poole Bay WaveNet Site, 2 miles from Freshwater Bay.
| 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
 |
 |
 |
|
| Dominant period (s) | 2.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Overall Freshwater Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
Wind stats for Freshwater Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
| Contours: | Roads & Rivers: | Select a surf spot from the menu |
Use this relief map to navigate to Isle of Wight surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Freshwater Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Freshwater Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break9 mi
- Third closest break11 mi
- Fourth closest break13 mi
- Fifth closest break14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Freshwater Bay:
- Closest wave buoy2 mi
- Second closest wave buoy6 mi
- Third closest wave buoy16 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy17 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy24 mi
Tide stations nearest to Freshwater Bay:
- Closest tide stationFreshwater2 mi
- Second closest tide stationLymington6 mi
- Third closest tide stationCowes11 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationChristchurch12 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationHythe14 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Freshwater Bay is Bournemouth Airport (BOH) in England, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Freshwater Bay is Southampton Airport (SOU), also in England, 33 km (20 miles) away.
- Third is Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k., 88 km (55 miles) away.
- Lyneham Airport (LYE) in U.k. is 99 km (61 miles) away.
- Gatwick (London) Airport (LGW) in England is the fifth nearest airport to Freshwater Bay and is 107 km (66 miles) away.
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