Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
12.8° 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 3PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
385
355
385
450
463
450
417
433
1267
1249
961
295
594
314
247
177
140
109
76
47
60
64
64
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM2.61m
1:57AM2.55m
2:37PM2.55m
2:48AM2.46m
3:31PM2.46m
3:40AM2.35m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.09m
7:06AM-0.12m
7:28PM0.26m
7:56AM0.04m
8:20PM0.47m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:57
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
19
19
18
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
8
7
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
4
1
7
12
53
155
251
220
295
594
314
247
177
140
109
76
47
60
64
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
4
36
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2.2
SW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
13
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
471
385
355
385
450
463
450
417
433
1267
1249
961
82
444
2
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
568
568
605
570
161
165
161
438
490
268
211
268
285
161
108
29
24
24
24
24
114
114
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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