Cowes (Beach) (Isle of Wight) weather

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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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Mon 6 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:00

Sunset: 21:19

Sunny.

🏖️ Beach safety today:
Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (3.9m) at 03:02

VH UV

L Pollution

VH Pollen

Mon 6 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 27 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Tue 7 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:01

Sunset: 21:19

Sunny.

VH UV

L Pollution

VH Pollen

Tue 7 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 29 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Wed 8 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 28° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:02

Sunset: 21:18

Sunny.

VH UV

L Pollution

VH Pollen

Wed 8 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 28 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Thu 9 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:03

Sunset: 21:17

Sunny.

VH UV

M Pollution

VH Pollen

Thu 9 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 29 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius;
Fri 10 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 30° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:04

Sunset: 21:17

Sunny.

VH UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 10 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 30 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius;
Sat 11 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 30° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:05

Sunset: 21:16

Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 11 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 30 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius;
Sun 12 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 30° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:06

Sunset: 21:15

Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 12 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 30 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius;

Sunny.

🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (3.9m) at 03:02

Sunrise: 05:00

Sunset: 21:19

VH UV

L Pollution

VH Pollen

7 day forecast for Cowes (Beach)

Monday (6 July 2026)

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
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)	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	18°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	24°	23°	21°	20°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	16°	18°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	22°	20°	19°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	W 6	WSW 7	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 10	WSW 8	WSW 7	SW 6	SW 6
Wind gust (mph)	14	12	12	12	10	10	11	12	14	16	17	19	20	22	23	23	22	21	19	15	13	13	13	13
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	M	M	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	91%	91%	92%	94%	95%	95%	93%	86%	77%	68%	64%	59%	54%	47%	44%	43%	43%	45%	48%	52%	59%	66%	72%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	4	5	7	7	8	7	6	4	3	1	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	8	7	6	6
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
Direction of waves offshore

Tuesday (7 July 2026)

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
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)	18°	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	17°	18°	20°	22°	24°	26°	27°	28°	28°	28°	28°	27°	26°	25°	23°	22°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	15°	16°	18°	20°	22°	24°	25°	26°	27°	27°	27°	26°	26°	25°	24°	22°	21°	20°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	W 6	W 5	W 5	W 6	W 6	W 7	WSW 7	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 8	WSW 7	WSW 7	W 6	WNW 6
Wind gust (mph)	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	14	16	18	19	19	19	20	19	17	15	13	13	14	14
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	81%	86%	88%	90%	92%	93%	92%	84%	77%	69%	62%	54%	45%	42%	41%	40%	41%	41%	43%	49%	56%	61%	61%	66%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	4	5	7	7	8	7	6	4	3	1	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	6	6
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	2	2	2	2	2	8	8	8
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (8 July 2026)

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
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)	20°	19°	18°	17°	17°	16°	17°	19°	21°	22°	24°	25°	26°	27°	27°	27°	27°	27°	26°	25°	24°	21°	19°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)	19°	19°	18°	17°	17°	16°	17°	19°	21°	23°	24°	25°	26°	27°	27°	27°	27°	26°	26°	25°	24°	21°	20°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 6	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 6	WSW 6	W 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 5	SSW 5	S 4
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	11	12	14	15	15	16	15	14	13	11	9	9	8	7
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	72%	77%	82%	84%	87%	90%	87%	79%	71%	65%	58%	53%	46%	43%	42%	42%	42%	44%	47%	53%	61%	73%	80%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	4	5	7	7	8	7	6	4	3	1	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (9 July 2026)

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
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)	17°	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	16°	19°	20°	22°	24°	26°	27°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	27°	26°	25°	22°	21°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	18°	17°	16°	16°	15°	17°	19°	21°	23°	24°	26°	26°	27°	27°	27°	27°	27°	26°	25°	25°	22°	21°	20°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	WNW 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 9	ESE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	SSW 7	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6
Wind gust (mph)	8	7	8	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11	13	15	16	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	13
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	P	P	M	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	87%	90%	91%	92%	93%	92%	90%	80%	73%	66%	57%	53%	44%	42%	40%	41%	41%	42%	43%	49%	58%	67%	72%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	4	5	7	7	8	7	6	4	3	1	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (10 July 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)	20°	19°	19°	21°	25°	29°	29°	28°	24°
Feels like temperature (°C)	20°	19°	18°	20°	24°	27°	28°	26°	23°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 11	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 11	ENE 12
Wind gust (mph)	14	16	17	20	23	24	23	20	21
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	76%	78%	83%	74%	57%	42%	39%	43%	56%
UV	-	-	-	1	5	8	4	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	5	7	8	11	13	12	11	12
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	4	4
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (11 July 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	23°	21°	22°	25°	28°	29°	28°	24°
Feels like temperature (°C)	21°	20°	20°	23°	27°	28°	26°	23°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	NE 12
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	23	24	24	22	21	21
Visibility (description)	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	65%	71%	69%	58%	43%	41%	44%	56%
UV	-	-	1	5	7	4	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore		–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Sunday (12 July 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	23°	21°	21°	25°	28°	29°	27°	23°
Feels like temperature (°C)	21°	19°	19°	23°	26°	27°	25°	21°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 13	E 14	E 13	E 12	ENE 12
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	23	24	25	23	21	21
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	59%	67%	69%	56%	44%	39%	45%	55%
UV	-	-	1	5	7	4	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–