Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
11
11
12
47
72
64
8
8
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
W
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:17PM2.30m
9:34AM2.20m
10:06PM2.39m
10:24AM2.29m
10:47PM2.45m
11:05AM2.34m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.45m
2:33AM0.57m
2:49PM0.33m
3:15AM0.41m
3:30PM0.25m
3:54AM0.27m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:19
8:21
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
17
15
14
10
9
7
9
13
14
13
10
9
9
9
11
13
15
15
13
13
11
10
9
10
14
12
11
5
4
2
2
6
6
5
1
0
0
0
2
3
5
6
4
4
2
1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
17
16
16
11
2
12
12
6
6
6
6
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
WSW
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
1
1
11
3
10
10
8
8
8
6
2
3
2
13
6
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
17
47
72
64
256
329
482
555
616
763
706
584
570
538
539
530
502
502
410
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
Distance (km)
116
221
260
260
343
196
220
282
341
358
214
212
341
341
341
343
343
232
232
343
333
325
232
268
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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