Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (24 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)67888886613131313131312121212121212125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2356171275125513741520116449042425718017811311110859383729141413130
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
2.28
2:58AM
2.21
3:38PM
2.13
4:01AM
2.08
4:53PM
2.03
5:18AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.40
8:14AM
0.44
8:44PM
0.67
9:25AM
0.64
10:07PM
0.87
11:03AM
0.71
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:56-------5:54--
Sunset-6:23-------6:25-------6:27------
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-----------------1---
Temp. °C1011117754776544468997789910
Feels °C (?)210-4-3-7-6-4-3-4-4-4-3-3-1234233445
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