Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
11.2° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
104
96
94
94
94
92
89
87
90
89
82
79
77
74
41
40
39
39
30
27
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:45PM2.15m
6:01AM2.06m
7:00PM2.13m
7:17AM2.05m
8:15PM2.20m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.55m
10:55PM0.88m
11:43AM0.63m
00:32AM0.87m
1:05PM0.56m
1:42AM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:14
8:15
8:16
8:19
Temp °C
9
12
13
13
12
10
9
8
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
3
6
8
8
8
5
5
4
7
10
10
11
12
10
10
9
6
7
9
10
9
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Energy kJ
82
104
96
94
94
94
92
89
87
90
89
82
79
77
74
41
40
39
39
30
27
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
100
90
62
50
37
38
28
13
8
5
2
1
3
6
6
4
4
6
13
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
260
260
155
116
24
15
2
2
2
40
116
18
0
2
2
2
198
156
198
198
187
187
187
196
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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