Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
2
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
SW
2.4
WSW
1
WSW
2.2
SW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)101112141414131312121167888720181871777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4604118241537144911058087345894915362828691131828608397331828592907501563427444
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
2.58
12:31AM
2.62
12:33PM
2.56
1:07AM
2.59
1:10PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
0.14
5:16PM
-0.19
5:34AM
0.10
5:53PM
-0.18
6:12AM
0.12
6:32PM
-0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:11-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:29-------5:30-------5:31---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--------1--
Temp. °C8764445678101010111091010101111111110
Feels °C (?)630-3-2-3-112331134333465553
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