Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
8
0.7
WSW
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
12
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
10
37
36
27
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
N
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
W
8
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
1
10
30
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.4
W
5
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
4
1
14
10
15
16
48
104
166
225
282
273
255
206
139
119
85
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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