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Whitecliff Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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Whitecliff Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitecliff Bay sea temperature is
7.4° C
 (Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitecliff Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitecliff Bay at 3PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1
WSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
SE
0.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1111661111111111111013131251266201918181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5792592752631401402291341179087532951114452061131363543114322931335
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
S
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
40
S
30
S
45
WNW
25
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
2.75
7:17PM
2.58
7:53AM
2.76
8:42PM
2.70
9:02AM
2.90
9:38PM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
1.23
1:10AM
1.26
1:48PM
1.15
2:06AM
1.19
2:37PM
1.01
2:54AM
1.07
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------
Sunset--4:23-------4:25-------4:27-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
251-11------1---16566--1
Temp. °C101010109665568101089999999688
Feels °C (?)645550212247512232113-420
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