Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0.2
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
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
184
103
66
53
42
35
34
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
6
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:47PM2.45m
11:05AM2.34m
11:23PM2.46m
11:42AM2.37m
11:54PM2.44m
12:16PM2.37m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.25m
3:54AM0.27m
4:08PM0.19m
4:30AM0.17m
4:45PM0.17m
5:05AM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:22
8:23
8:24
8:27
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
12
10
10
11
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
6
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
6
8
9
8
7
6
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
3
3
11
11
4
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
13
12
10
10
35
34
10
10
11
1
11
11
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
442
488
541
426
417
421
390
384
288
184
103
66
53
42
24
17
2
2
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
343
341
342
333
232
232
268
168
133
116
114
125
132
116
198
220
285
254
167
169
156
156
156
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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