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Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
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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: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
62 | 78 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 156 | 102 | 66 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:06PM2.39m | 10:24AM2.29m | 10:47PM2.45m | 11:05AM2.34m | 11:23PM2.46m | 11:42AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.33m | 3:15AM0.41m | 3:30PM0.25m | 3:54AM0.27m | 4:08PM0.19m | 4:30AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 |
62 | 78 | 229 | 431 | 509 | 561 | 691 | 706 | 601 | 617 | 632 | 604 | 553 | 502 | 448 | 363 | 251 | 156 | 102 | 66 | 44 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 203 | 221 | 213 | 355 | 341 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 232 | 333 | 351 | 325 | 232 | 260 | 132 | 116 | 112 | 108 | 114 | 108 | 182 | 198 | 198 |
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