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Freshwater Bay

Isle of Wight, UK (England)
🪨Rocks🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips⚠️Shallow

Freshwater Bay is the Isle of Wight's most iconic wave--a hollow right-hand reef/point that breaks over jagged rock.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
7
Poor
0.5m
@15s
25km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
0.5m
@20s
21km/h
Tue
17
0
Poor
1.1m
@8s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
WSW(239°)
Score: 2/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
25km/h
SW(233°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
9°C
0.1mm81%
Windswell Component
1.0mSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:10 am
Low tide - -0.74m
5:56 am
High tide - -0.11m
8:00 am
Low tide - -0.24m
8:46 am
High tide - -0.20m
Times shown in spot-local time.+3 more tide events

Strike Score Breakdown

7
Poor
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score43/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score7/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score7
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
190° - 270°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Offshore range
310° - 45°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

4/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar, Sep

Getting There

Airport
SOU
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
verified

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