Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 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
12.0° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
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
0.2
WSW
11
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
78
8
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
156
102
66
44
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06PM2.39m
10:24AM2.29m
10:47PM2.45m
11:05AM2.34m
11:23PM2.46m
11:42AM2.37m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.33m
3:15AM0.41m
3:30PM0.25m
3:54AM0.27m
4:08PM0.19m
4:30AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:45
5:43
5:41
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8:21
8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
14
13
10
9
9
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
14
15
15
13
12
11
13
14
7
5
1
0
0
1
2
5
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
3
7
9
9
8
8
7
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
26
17
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
8
8
8
6
2
3
2
13
6
10
10
11
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.4
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
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.8
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
62
78
229
431
509
561
691
706
601
617
632
604
553
502
448
363
251
156
102
66
44
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
375
203
221
213
355
341
343
343
343
232
333
351
325
232
260
132
116
112
108
114
108
182
198
198
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
1
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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