Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
0.1
SW
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
1.7
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)5555555615111414131313612121266666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347780789274120170910877730333139134138121121
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
2.52
2:41PM
2.48
2:57AM
2.39
3:37PM
2.35
3:52AM
2.25
4:38PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
-0.05
7:41PM
0.21
8:07AM
0.13
8:32PM
0.46
9:02AM
0.35
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:00-------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset-------8:08-------8:10-------8:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C108668111111888810121313999810131413
Feels °C (?)520014330000235623323787
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