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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 Tuesday 12 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | - | - |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 6 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 282 | 273 | 255 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.97m | 7:53PM2.18m | 8:01AM2.07m | 8:50PM2.31m | 9:06AM2.19m | 9:45PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.92m | 1:17PM0.60m | 1:55AM0.71m | 2:09PM0.41m | 2:41AM0.47m | 2:56PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WSW 10 | — | W 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | 30 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 104 | 166 | 225 | 282 | 273 | 255 | 206 | 139 | 119 | 85 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 282 | 221 | 221 | 311 | 315 | 477 | 401 | 315 | 406 | 408 | 848 | 1012 | 806 | 836 | 356 | 169 | 356 | 356 | 23 | 18 | 173 | 2 | 116 |
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