Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
39
30
27
26
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
11
11
12
12
59
65
95
19
18
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
WNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM2.05m
8:15PM2.20m
8:32AM2.11m
9:17PM2.30m
9:34AM2.20m
10:06PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.56m
1:42AM0.74m
2:03PM0.45m
2:33AM0.57m
2:49PM0.33m
3:15AM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
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8:16
8:19
8:21
8:22
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
10
8
7
9
11
14
13
11
9
8
9
5
7
9
10
10
9
8
8
10
14
13
13
11
5
3
1
3
5
7
5
3
1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
E
4
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
40
39
39
30
27
26
17
17
5
17
17
16
16
11
11
12
12
6
6
6
6
18
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.4
SW
8
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
2
17
2
1
1
3
3
10
10
8
8
19
6
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.8
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
12
21
12
8
5
4
9
9
5
3
5
16
29
59
65
95
248
398
410
448
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)
198
156
198
187
187
174
187
187
116
226
260
260
343
196
214
220
214
271
212
212
221
221
226
341
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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