Freshwater Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
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
SW
7
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
34
69
74
46
27
24
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:54AM2.35m
1:22PM2.30m
1:27AM2.28m
1:58PM2.23m
2:03AM2.19m
2:38PM2.14m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.17m
6:30PM0.35m
6:49AM0.26m
7:04PM0.48m
7:24AM0.38m
7:39PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:30
8:31
8:32
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
10
12
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
12
12
11
11
9
10
12
13
13
14
12
10
9
7
7
11
12
12
10
9
7
5
5
9
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
11
34
69
74
46
27
24
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)
282
279
279
268
304
260
260
333
249
333
343
366
366
366
343
343
343
366
366
595
15
99
183
162
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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