Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1
0
0
0
1
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)
2.3
SW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
0.9
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
542
441
421
1470
235
216
245
512
309
247
202
140
126
42
44
55
67
65
65
102
108
115
112
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57AM2.55m
2:37PM2.55m
2:48AM2.46m
3:31PM2.46m
3:40AM2.35m
4:26PM2.36m
Low Tide
7:06AM-0.12m
7:28PM0.26m
7:56AM0.04m
8:20PM0.47m
8:50AM0.23m
9:19PM0.68m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:54
8:57
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
6
6
7
8
7
8
10
11
11
12
12
11
13
14
16
15
16
18
17
16
17
18
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
12
53
155
251
277
245
212
309
247
202
140
126
42
44
55
67
65
65
102
108
115
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
14
29
12
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
13
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
554
542
441
421
1470
235
216
107
512
1
4
7
9
9
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
438
490
171
211
515
230
161
24
108
29
24
108
108
114
2
2
2
108
108
108
108
108
40
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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