Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)16161615141413131345677771817161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132124885854524527170031848332520312715424121620820611810953
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
2.04
7:47PM
2.15
8:04AM
2.18
8:49PM
2.33
9:02AM
2.33
9:37PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.59
1:01AM
0.73
1:28PM
0.40
1:53AM
0.54
2:15PM
0.22
2:37AM
0.36
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise5:52------5:50-------5:47-------5:45
Sunset---6:30-------6:31-------6:34----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7998766679999101078911109888
Feels °C (?)01100-1012211255223444344
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