Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.5
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.1
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212126121255232120181716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225178114111636038372914211313083211171361621481321248757
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
2.08
4:53PM
2.03
5:18AM
2.01
6:22PM
2.03
6:47AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.67
9:25AM
0.64
10:07PM
0.87
11:03AM
0.71
11:49PM
0.88
12:29PM
0.59
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---5:56-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset-------6:27-------6:29-------6:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11---11----1-
Temp. °C6544689976689101110108646898
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-2023322245666620-3-1011
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