Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
14.3° 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 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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)
0.2
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
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
S
4
0.1
W
10
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
19
30
66
78
45
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31PM2.21m
8:57AM2.04m
9:27PM2.24m
9:56AM2.10m
10:14PM2.27m
10:43AM2.17m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.56m
2:05AM0.63m
2:19PM0.51m
2:50AM0.50m
3:03PM0.45m
3:30AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:02
9:04
9:05
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
22
20
22
22
23
19
17
18
17
19
21
21
22
22
19
17
15
18
20
24
24
23
22
21
18
16
18
18
19
15
13
16
16
19
19
20
21
20
17
16
13
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SE
3
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
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
3
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
15
2
14
14
13
12
12
5
5
5
4
4
4
15
9
6
4
1
1
1
1
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
12
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
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
5
14
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
5
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
3
5
12
19
30
66
78
45
4
2
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
116
116
108
108
108
108
116
116
116
116
110
215
108
156
156
156
285
346
284
241
284
284
260
259
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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