Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
13.2° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
232
282
290
221
0
0
0
60
49
28
15
15
14
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM2.18m
8:01AM2.07m
8:50PM2.31m
9:06AM2.19m
9:45PM2.43m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.60m
1:55AM0.71m
2:09PM0.41m
2:41AM0.47m
2:56PM0.23m
3:24AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
11
10
8
9
10
11
12
11
9
8
6
7
9
11
11
11
9
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
6
4
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
-1
1
3
7
7
7
5
2
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
13
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
60
49
28
15
15
14
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
13
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
10
10
10
10
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
10
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
5
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
15
15
15
21
66
136
210
232
282
290
221
181
123
90
10
1
4
1
1
1
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
311
311
315
391
401
315
408
408
848
968
977
836
356
356
169
169
0
0
356
356
116
116
215
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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