Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 25 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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)
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
15
15
14
20
18
17
17
21
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
18
28
42
87
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:36AM2.05m
7:28PM2.20m
7:47AM2.02m
8:31PM2.21m
8:57AM2.04m
9:27PM2.24m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.84m
12:28PM0.58m
1:12AM0.76m
1:29PM0.56m
2:05AM0.63m
2:19PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:02
Temp °C
25
24
23
23
24
24
26
27
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
23
22
21
22
22
22
18
22
23
23
22
22
22
25
26
24
24
23
21
21
22
23
21
22
20
20
18
19
19
19
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
20
15
15
14
20
7
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
5
5
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
5
10
8
6
18
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
Energy kJ
2
4
6
6
9
10
17
21
16
11
7
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
8
18
28
42
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
110
116
116
116
116
116
116
108
114
110
108
108
116
116
116
108
116
108
116
116
116
116
198
221
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
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