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Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 11 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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (11 Mar)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
0.8
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)77777151515156778999999101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)763465285237223269109510011279326595903132818872009252419711104884669480402299226
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
SW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
1.95
3:38PM
1.83
4:03AM
1.85
4:44PM
1.74
5:13AM
1.81
6:15PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.91
9:04PM
1.03
10:09AM
1.06
11:07PM
1.14
12:17PM
1.01
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:04-------6:06--
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
2------------1-55---1-1-
Temp. °C119810109899109101011111186776644
Feels °C (?)431333332100-11002-10011-1-2
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