Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
72
20
43
58
96
94
91
225
83
88
113
111
109
154
105
78
76
44
45
96
128
122
141
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:29PM2.30m
11:59AM2.26m
00:03AM2.31m
12:35PM2.28m
00:38AM2.30m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.38m
4:44AM0.23m
4:58PM0.36m
5:19AM0.20m
5:34PM0.38m
5:55AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
4:58
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:09
3
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
19
17
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
10
10
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.5
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
37
8
20
15
58
96
94
91
225
66
44
24
109
154
105
78
76
44
27
50
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
5
Energy kJ
9
20
18
43
7
4
88
113
111
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
72
7
7
16
18
12
13
83
8
12
15
18
45
96
128
122
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
211
24
27
15
0
24
24
317
32
15
0
0
0
18
108
109
108
109
108
108
99
99
29
317
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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