Cowes (Beach) (Isle of Wight) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (4.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Cowes (Beach)

    Monday (6 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 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 Sunny day 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
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    3
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    11
    12
    14
    14
    16
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    77%
    68%
    62%
    59%
    58%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    62%
    65%
    72%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    8
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (7 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 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 Sunny day 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)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    76%
    71%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    61%
    60%
    61%
    63%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (8 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 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 Sunny day 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)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    14
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    84%
    77%
    73%
    69%
    64%
    62%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    63%
    68%
    75%
    84%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 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 Clear night Clear 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    14
    W
    15
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    16
    17
    19
    22
    25
    29
    31
    34
    34
    31
    31
    30
    28
    26
    25
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    87%
    83%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    62%
    53%
    47%
    47%
    44%
    51%
    57%
    63%
    65%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    10
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    16
    18
    23
    24
    23
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    71%
    74%
    79%
    82%
    60%
    57%
    61%
    68%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    10
    13
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    16
    16
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    25
    26
    26
    25
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    81%
    67%
    61%
    53%
    58%
    67%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    17
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    81%
    84%
    68%
    56%
    51%
    59%
    73%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 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 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 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 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

    Tuesday 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 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 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 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

    Wednesday 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

    Wednesday 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

    Wednesday 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

    Wednesday 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

    Thursday 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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

    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.

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    Headline:

    Chilly overnight, with slight frost. Dry Monday, with light winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any residual showers quickly fading to leave a dry night with long clear spells, and winds becoming generally light. Turning widely cold with a slight frost developing in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Monday:

    After a chilly start, a dry day follows with variable cloud but also bright spells, with some hazy sunshine possible later. Generally light winds and temperatures rising above average. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Chilly start Tuesday, then fine with warm sunshine and breezier, but cooler where any onshore winds. Very warm sunshine Wednesday, cloudier later. Thursday, cooler and breezy with sunshine and showers.

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