Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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 1.4°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 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)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 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.6
SW
10
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
108
113
117
163
58
159
121
93
104
96
94
94
94
92
90
87
90
89
82
79
64
45
41
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:38PM2.23m
4:53AM2.13m
5:45PM2.15m
6:01AM2.06m
7:00PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.35m
9:33PM0.71m
10:12AM0.55m
10:55PM0.88m
11:43AM0.63m
00:32AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:13
8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
10
8
8
8
10
12
13
13
12
10
9
8
10
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
4
6
7
8
3
2
2
3
4
5
7
8
7
5
4
4
6
8
10
11
12
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
22
42
50
60
58
43
55
80
104
96
94
94
94
92
90
87
90
89
82
79
64
45
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
109
108
113
117
163
211
159
121
93
73
74
64
52
49
38
20
12
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
455
411
319
196
197
196
180
180
264
216
182
180
27
27
15
2
2
2
40
15
0
0
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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