Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)13121212121212121111111111101010101010101010105
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4244239694371371289280239190222101999794685739382519191928
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
2.54
11:53PM
2.67
12:12PM
2.61
12:35AM
2.68
12:59PM
2.63
1:19AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
-0.15
5:11AM
-0.11
5:29PM
-0.19
5:52AM
-0.18
6:11PM
-0.14
6:34AM
-0.16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset---8:02-------8:05-------8:06----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121212111098101213121110879121212121087
Feels °C (?)777987646787753248998532
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