Freshwater Bay, UK

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Beach at Freshwater Bay
Freshwater bay. Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Freshwater Bay

Freshwater Bay is a town in Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. From Freshwater Bay you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Freshwater bay, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BOH, 26 km away.

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Staying in Freshwater Bay

  • 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: BOH, 26 km, SOU, 33 km, LGW, 107 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Freshwater Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Freshwater Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Freshwater Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Freshwater Bay: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Niton18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Ventnor, 6 km1 ft2 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small2 ft9 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the west, 23 knots, too small6 ft307 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor2 ft175 kJwind from the west, 34 knots, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too small3 ft139 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small
All readings for Niton: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Niton, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east, 12 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small2 ft3 smushy9kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft5 shollow25kJwind from the west, 23 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct13, poor6 ft7 shollow307kJwind from the west, 13 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small2 ft14 shollow175kJwind from the west, 34 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small4 ft6 shollow124kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct6, too small3 ft9 shollow139kJwind from the west, 20 knots14°C
Compton2.8 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft30 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small6 ft248 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small2 ft114 kJwind from the west, 29 knots, too small3 ft72 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small3 ft88 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, too small
All readings for Compton: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Compton, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct2, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft4 smushy10kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct2, too small3 ft5 smushy30kJwind from the west, 20 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small6 ft7 smushy248kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small2 ft14 smushy114kJwind from the west, 29 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small3 ft6 smushy72kJwind from the west, 12 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct6, too small3 ft7 smushy88kJwind from the west, 16 knots14°C
Freshwater bay0.1 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small3 ft30 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small6 ft248 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small2 ft114 kJwind from the west, 29 knots, too small3 ft72 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small3 ft88 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, too small
All readings for Freshwater bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Freshwater bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small2 ft3 smushy7kJwind from the east, 6 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small3 ft5 smushy30kJwind from the west, 20 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small6 ft7 smushy248kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small2 ft14 shollow114kJwind from the west, 29 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy72kJwind from the west, 12 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small3 ft7 smushy88kJwind from the west, 16 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Freshwater Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Freshwater Bay

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits