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Freshwater Bay Surf Forecast
/ Isle of Wight (6 surf breaks) /
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Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | |
77 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | |
High Tide | 9:56AM2.10m | 10:14PM2.27m | 10:43AM2.17m | 10:53PM2.29m | 11:23AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.50m | 3:03PM0.45m | 3:30AM0.38m | 3:43PM0.41m | 4:07AM0.29m | 4:21PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 15 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | 77 | 54 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 108 | 108 | 156 | 156 | 285 | 285 | 284 | 285 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 259 | 248 | 116 | 174 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 116 | 248 | 201 | 169 |
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