Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101010101010445555665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19719029710199979468573938382419192229343470104139144113
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
W
0
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
2.61
12:35AM
2.68
12:59PM
2.63
1:19AM
2.62
1:49PM
2.58
2:06AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
-0.19
5:52AM
-0.18
6:11PM
-0.14
6:34AM
-0.16
6:55PM
0.00
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:01-------6:00
Sunset---8:05-------8:06-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10121312111088912131312109891011109766
Feels °C (?)78777644491111964334542100
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