Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 BST
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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 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)181716161615151515161614141413121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1542412142081611151075577633849291817151515151515151414
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
2.33
10:37PM
2.48
10:48AM
2.44
11:17PM
2.57
11:28AM
2.51
11:53PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
0.22
3:37AM
0.36
3:56PM
0.08
4:16AM
0.21
4:34PM
-0.01
4:54AM
0.11
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:43-------6:41
Sunset---7:34-------7:35-------7:37----
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C810121198889121515141211101011111111101010
Feels °C (?)136543455912121198779987677
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