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

Partly cloudy.
🏖️ 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 low tide (2.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Cowes (Beach)

    Today (10 April 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    26
    26
    25
    22
    23
    29
    31
    30
    30
    34
    37
    40
    41
    41
    39
    37
    35
    34
    37
    37
    38
    36
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    86%
    82%
    73%
    67%
    49%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    41%
    46%
    54%
    54%
    57%
    59%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    14
    14
    14
    16
    19
    21
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    2
    5
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    SSW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    34
    33
    31
    30
    28
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    21
    18
    15
    14
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    64%
    62%
    63%
    59%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    70%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    10
    8
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    15
    15
    15
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (13 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    S
    3
    SSE
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    10
    11
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    17
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    81%
    73%
    67%
    61%
    57%
    57%
    55%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    58%
    64%
    75%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 April 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    18
    17
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    82%
    73%
    65%
    60%
    59%
    57%
    58%
    61%
    61%
    63%
    67%
    73%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    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
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (15 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    22
    23
    24
    22
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    90%
    82%
    78%
    87%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    8
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    18
    20
    19
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    82%
    64%
    60%
    73%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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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    Headline:

    Light rain possible this evening, then dry until dawn.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with light and patchy rain possible during the evening, but this easing overnight with clear spells developing. Clouding over again towards dawn with rain arriving in the west. Becoming breezy, especially on the coast. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy this morning with rain spreading eastwards, perhaps with the odd heavier burst. Rain clearing east by early afternoon, leaving sunny spells with isolated showers developing later, these occasionally heavy. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Sunshine and showers Sunday and Monday, these potentially heavy and thundery. Fewer showers Tuesday but turning cloudy. Breezy on Sunday, then easing. Temperatures around average, but overnight frost is possible.

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