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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 6 pm Saturday 30 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Freshwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
37 | 72 | 20 | 43 | 58 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 225 | 83 | 88 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 154 | 105 | 78 | 76 | 44 | 45 | 96 | 128 | 122 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:29PM2.30m | 11:59AM2.26m | 00:03AM2.31m | 12:35PM2.28m | 00:38AM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.38m | 4:44AM0.23m | 4:58PM0.36m | 5:19AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.38m | 5:55AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
 kJ | 37 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 58 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 225 | — | 66 | 44 | 24 | 109 | 154 | 105 | 78 | 76 | 44 | 27 | 50 | 19 | 19 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 113 | 111 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 72 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 13 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 96 | 128 | 122 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 317 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 99 | 99 | 29 | 317 |
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