Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
1.4
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
205
225
196
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:55PM2.06m
6:59AM1.97m
7:53PM2.18m
8:01AM2.07m
8:50PM2.31m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.75m
00:59AM0.92m
1:17PM0.60m
1:55AM0.71m
2:09PM0.41m
2:41AM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:42
8:44
8:45
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
11
9
8
8
10
13
13
14
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
8
8
9
6
7
6
6
8
5
5
5
6
8
8
9
6
5
3
1
3
3
4
5
3
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
8
4
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
5
9
9
10
37
63
114
175
205
225
196
154
127
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
367
366
366
483
285
152
168
221
221
303
810
481
315
315
319
408
845
818
826
1053
806
356
472
472
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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