Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Freshwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Freshwater Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.1
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)13131918171616161515147777788101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3883765106096486671001107912891446465325325494606775776672738553356261192142
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.97
5:23AM
2.01
6:27PM
1.96
7:01AM
2.05
8:04PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.69
10:20PM
0.79
11:17AM
0.74
11:57PM
0.81
12:43PM
0.60
1:12AM
0.69
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise6:58-------6:56-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:40-------5:42-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------14111------
Temp. °C111212131212111010101011111010101010111110988
Feels °C (?)910911109754435421233677765
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