Freshwater Bay, UK
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 2 ft10 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 3 ft30 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 4 ft157 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 2 ft114 kJwind from the west-north-west, 38 knots | 3 ft72 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots | 3 ft88 kJwind from the west, 16 knots |
All readings for Compton: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Freshwater bay0.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 2 ft10 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 3 ft30 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 4 ft157 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 2 ft114 kJwind from the west-north-west, 38 knots | 3 ft72 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots | 3 ft88 kJwind from the west, 16 knots |
All readings for Freshwater bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Niton18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Ventnor, 6 kmIntermediate and up | 1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 2 ft9 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots | 2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots | 5 ft202 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 2 ft175 kJwind from the west-north-west, 44 knots | 4 ft124 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 3 ft139 kJwind from the west, 20 knots |
All readings for Niton: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- Wightwood PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Jaffran Indian Restaurant And TakeawayIndian · 1.6 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Feb 2025
- Hong Kong ExpressChinese · 1.7 km from the centre
- Double DragonChinese · 1.8 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2024
- Fuoco PizzaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
- The Burger and GrillBurger · 2.0 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
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