Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
9
19
28
53
74
43
5
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
8
7
7
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:57AM2.04m
9:27PM2.24m
9:56AM2.10m
10:14PM2.27m
10:43AM2.17m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.63m
2:19PM0.51m
2:50AM0.50m
3:03PM0.45m
3:30AM0.38m
3:43PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:05
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
22
21
22
23
23
19
17
18
17
20
20
22
22
21
17
14
14
16
18
19
19
18
23
22
18
18
18
19
19
15
13
16
16
19
18
20
21
20
16
13
12
14
16
16
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
5
5
5
4
4
4
15
9
6
3
1
1
1
2
8
2
2
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
9
19
28
53
74
43
2
4
4
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)
108
108
108
116
116
116
116
114
198
108
156
156
156
285
366
268
284
284
276
284
259
259
169
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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