Cowes (Beach) (Isle of Wight) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

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    8 day forecast for Cowes (Beach)

    Today (1 April 2025)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    19
    ESE
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    30
    29
    30
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    43%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    44%
    54%
    55%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    UV
    4
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    ENE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    17
    NE
    17
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    30
    32
    34
    34
    34
    34
    35
    36
    36
    34
    31
    29
    30
    30
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    69%
    64%
    55%
    42%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    41%
    54%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    4
    4
    3
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    18
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    10
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    28
    32
    32
    30
    25
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    68%
    70%
    75%
    66%
    58%
    55%
    65%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    0.7
    0.4
    0.3
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    14°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    10
    E
    15
    ESE
    16
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    21
    25
    26
    24
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    83%
    83%
    58%
    42%
    41%
    50%
    64%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    5
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    17°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    12
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    28
    28
    26
    24
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    77%
    80%
    55%
    40%
    38%
    43%
    61%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    25
    26
    26
    24
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    76%
    77%
    59%
    44%
    40%
    44%
    55%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    18
    20
    19
    15
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    74%
    79%
    58%
    46%
    43%
    54%
    72%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    12
    13
    16
    14
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    84%
    83%
    65%
    51%
    50%
    58%
    70%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    4
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 1 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 April

    Tide times and heights are from Cowes tidal station which is 0.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    WARNING
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    Flood warnings in force for England

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Fine and dry

    Today:

    Any early fog patches clearing quickly to give a fine and dry day with plenty of warm sunshine. Feeling cooler in the strengthening breeze, especially along the coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry and clear overnight, with winds easing slightly inland but staying breezy at times near the coast, where it will feel cool. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Another fine and dry day with plenty of sunshine. Breezy at times, especially towards the coast with an onshore breeze. Chilly again overnight and remaining breezy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    This period sees dry, sunny, and warm days, though breezy at times, with chilly nights. Low cloud or fog may spread inland overnight Friday and Saturday, before clearing by day.

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    UK long range weather forecast

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