Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 GMT
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Freshwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Freshwater Bay sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (12 Feb)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131717161515141413131313121212121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187515581147905387652264396386431352708189514081027821649494373287243167136116113132
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
E
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.83
7:11PM
1.74
7:43AM
1.90
8:46PM
1.89
8:52AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
1.04
12:55PM
0.93
1:13AM
0.94
1:47PM
0.76
2:00AM
0.80
2:27PM
0.57
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:24-------7:22-------7:20---
Sunset------5:15-------5:17-------5:20-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
41-111---1----111-------
Temp. °C99899101098887898754322455
Feels °C (?)7645223334556530-3-5-6-6-5-301
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