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Freshwater Bay Surf Forecast
/ Isle of Wight (6 surf breaks) /
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Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | |
42 | 42 | 49 | 14 | 66 | 83 | 82 | 69 | 73 | 145 | 305 | 278 | 265 | 316 | 393 | 471 | 437 | 437 | 393 | 303 | 1368 | 1034 | 865 | 494 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.63m | 12:52PM2.62m | 1:06AM2.61m | 1:44PM2.61m | 1:57AM2.55m | 2:37PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM-0.22m | 5:54PM-0.03m | 6:19AM-0.21m | 6:40PM0.09m | 7:06AM-0.12m | 7:28PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | SE 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 215 | 293 | 223 | 337 | 865 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 48 | 49 | 62 | 66 | 83 | 82 | 69 | 73 | 145 | 305 | 278 | 265 | 316 | 393 | 471 | 437 | 437 | 393 | 303 | 1368 | 1034 | 721 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 248 | 110 | 230 | 248 | 112 | 108 | 108 | 538 | 570 | 202 | 646 | 605 | 438 | 406 | 268 | 165 | 268 | 171 | 171 | 161 | 168 | 108 | 108 |
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