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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
17
Poor
0.5m
@7s
5km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.2m
@6s
20km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
0.4m
@5s
11km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.3m
@9s
12km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
17km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.5m
@6s
15km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.7m
@7s
19km/h
Sun
28
13
Poor
0.5m
@7s
10km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.4m
@10s
23km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.5m
@9s
22km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.5m
WSW(242°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
5km/h
SW(228°)
Score: 20/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm64%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 5 km/h S|PM: 5 km/h NW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 8am (-1.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:30 am
High tide - -0.08m
8:39 am
Low tide - -1.32m
4:50 pm
High tide - -0.01m
9:06 pm
Low tide - -0.98m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

17
Poor
Components
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind20/25
Raw Score38/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score17/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score17
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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°

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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