Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
SW
2.4
WSW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)14661313121256777777856699995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)54630923823215849572183195362392467595349218233122145172280255216237219
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
2.42
2:14AM
2.31
2:40PM
2.30
2:46AM
2.18
3:11PM
2.18
3:22AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.33
7:37AM
0.25
7:56PM
0.47
8:11AM
0.45
8:31PM
0.64
8:46AM
0.66
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-8:02-------8:00-------7:58------
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12----1----13--11-------
Temp. °C191717151516181818171716161517181919161515161818
Feels °C (?)151413131212131212101110121213131415131212131412
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Isle of Wight

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Freshwater Bay (moderate winds from the WSW at Wight:St.Catherines Point 18 km from Freshwater Bay). 1.2m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.4m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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24 km/h
WSW
0.0
19.5
Air / Water (°C)
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