Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 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
10.8° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)14141413131212712121212111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821581465299212152961005123712892801931902971019997946939393825
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
2.60
11:26AM
2.54
11:53PM
2.67
12:12PM
2.61
12:35AM
2.68
12:59PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
0.03
4:49PM
-0.15
5:11AM
-0.11
5:29PM
-0.19
5:52AM
-0.18
6:11PM
-0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:09-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:05-------8:06
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121211111212121111109101213131110879121313
Feels °C (?)99976789787668897632481010
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