Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
13.0° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
61
88
108
143
146
117
112
106
88
102
86
65
65
64
61
60
35
34
32
21
20
20
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:40AM2.35m
4:26PM2.36m
4:35AM2.23m
5:23PM2.27m
5:33AM2.12m
6:24PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.23m
9:19PM0.68m
9:54AM0.42m
10:33PM0.82m
11:11AM0.55m
00:00AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:58
8:59
9:00
2
Temp °C
19
18
16
17
19
20
21
21
19
18
19
22
23
24
22
21
20
20
21
23
23
24
25
24
18
17
15
16
19
21
21
20
19
18
20
22
22
24
22
20
20
20
21
23
23
24
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
56
61
88
108
143
146
117
112
106
88
102
86
65
65
64
61
60
35
34
32
21
20
20
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
4
2
1
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
9
10
7
2
1
1
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
108
108
108
108
0
2
2
15
0
0
0
114
0
0
0
0
114
116
116
116
116
116
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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