Freshwater Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Isle of Wight, UK)

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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	15.4°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.

Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Freshwater Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Freshwater Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 17% of the time in January while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 37% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

46%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

37%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Freshwater Bay Location Map

Interactive Freshwater Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Freshwater Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 20 June 2021, 01:26 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 19			Sun
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off

What does Freshwater Bay look like?

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Tides at Freshwater Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Freshwater, 3.0 km from Freshwater Bay.

Next High Water: 06:32am | 2.12m

Next Low Water: 12:50pm | 0.5m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Freshwater Bay Sea Temperature

The Freshwater Bay water temperature is rather cool (15.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.