🏖️ Isle of Wight Beach & Tide Guide

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Friday, 18 September 2026 — max 19°C, 4% rain chance, wind up to 15mph WSW, UV index 3 (Low).
🌊 Sea: Solent 18°C, 1.0m waves · East coast 18°C, 1.3m waves · West coast 18°C, 1.5m waves
Weather last updated: 5:00 pm

Sunrise, Sunset & Moon

EventTimeBest beachArrive by
🌅 Sunrise 6:45 am Yaverland 6:25 am
🌇 Sunset 7:12 pm Compton Bay 6:52 pm
🌓 Moon phase First Quarter (42% illuminated)

☀️ Mostly cloudy for sunrise (100% cloud cover) — sunrise may be largely obscured.

☀️ Mostly cloudy for sunset (100% cloud cover, 4% chance of rain) — sunset may be largely obscured.

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Tide Times — Friday, 18 September 2026

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BeachTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range
Alum Bay* 🐾 5:16 am High1.95m9:02 am Low1.40m5:32 pm High1.95m9:34 pm Low1.39m 0.56m
Appley* 🐾 4:17 am High4.07m9:27 am Low1.89m4:34 pm High4.04m9:52 pm Low1.94m 2.18m
Atherfield Point* 🐾 5:29 am High2.73m9:00 am Low1.54m5:31 pm High2.71m9:23 pm Low1.55m 1.19m
Bembridge* 🐚🦀🐾 4:20 am High4.15m9:35 am Low1.89m4:37 pm High4.12m10:00 pm Low1.94m 2.26m
Binnel Bay* 🐾 3:56 am High3.10m9:01 am Low1.63m4:13 pm High3.08m9:26 pm Low1.65m 1.47m
Blackgang* 🐾 3:56 am High2.89m9:01 am Low1.58m4:13 pm High2.87m9:26 pm Low1.59m 1.31m
Bouldnor* 🐾 4:05 am High2.10m9:07 am Low1.54m4:25 pm High2.13m9:32 pm Low1.57m 0.59m
Brighstone Bay* 🐾 5:29 am High2.57m9:00 am Low1.50m5:31 pm High2.55m9:23 pm Low1.50m 1.07m
Brook Bay* 🐚🐾 5:28 am High2.20m8:59 am Low1.42m5:30 pm High2.18m9:22 pm Low1.40m 0.80m
Chale Bay* 🐾 3:55 am High2.79m9:00 am Low1.56m4:12 pm High2.77m9:25 pm Low1.56m 1.23m
Chilton Chine* 🐾 5:28 am High2.38m8:59 am Low1.46m5:30 pm High2.36m9:22 pm Low1.45m 0.93m
Colwell Bay* 5:20 am High2.29m9:06 am Low1.56m5:36 pm High2.31m9:38 pm Low1.59m 0.75m
Compton Bay* 🐚🐾 5:28 am High2.16m8:59 am Low1.41m5:30 pm High2.14m9:22 pm Low1.39m 0.77m
Cowes 🐚🦀 3:19 am / 5:59 am High3.64m / 3.68m9:18 am Low1.89m3:35 pm / 6:10 pm High3.67m / 3.65m9:40 pm Low1.95m 1.79m
East Cowes* 3:20 am High3.69m9:19 am Low1.89m3:36 pm / 5:53 pm High3.71m / 3.69m9:41 pm Low1.95m 1.82m
Egypt Point* 🐾 3:19 am High3.58m9:18 am Low1.87m3:35 pm / 6:00 pm High3.61m / 3.59m9:40 pm Low1.93m 1.74m
Fishbourne* 🐾 4:18 am High4.09m9:28 am Low1.89m4:35 pm High4.07m9:53 pm Low1.94m 2.20m
Freshwater Bay 🦀 5:27 am High1.92m8:58 am Low1.35m5:29 pm High1.90m9:21 pm Low1.32m 0.60m
Gurnard* 3:18 am High3.54m9:17 am Low1.86m3:34 pm / 5:52 pm High3.56m / 3.54m9:39 pm Low1.92m 1.70m
Hamstead* 🐾 3:14 am High2.98m9:13 am Low1.68m3:30 pm / 4:15 pm High2.98m / 2.97m9:35 pm Low1.72m 1.30m
Luccombe* 🐾 4:11 am High3.46m9:32 am Low1.69m4:28 pm High3.44m9:58 pm Low1.74m 1.77m
Monks Bay* 🐾 4:04 am High3.42m9:09 am Low1.70m4:21 pm High3.40m9:34 pm Low1.73m 1.72m
Mount Bay* 🐾 3:57 am High3.21m9:02 am Low1.66m4:14 pm High3.19m9:27 pm Low1.68m 1.55m
Newtown Bay* 🦀🐾 3:15 am High3.10m9:14 am Low1.72m3:31 pm / 4:37 pm High3.11m / 3.10m9:36 pm Low1.77m 1.39m
Niton Undercliff* 🐾 3:56 am High3.01m9:01 am Low1.61m4:13 pm High2.99m9:26 pm Low1.62m 1.40m
Norton* 🐾 4:02 am High2.54m9:04 am Low1.58m4:22 pm High2.54m9:29 pm Low1.61m 0.96m
Orchard Bay* 🐾 3:57 am High3.24m9:02 am Low1.67m4:14 pm High3.22m9:27 pm Low1.69m 1.57m
Osborne Bay* 🐾 3:23 am High3.78m9:22 am Low1.89m3:39 pm / 5:19 pm High3.79m / 3.78m9:44 pm Low1.95m 1.90m
Priory Bay* 🐾 4:17 am High4.12m9:32 am Low1.89m4:34 pm High4.10m9:57 pm Low1.94m 2.23m
Reeth Bay* 🐾 4:01 am High3.41m9:06 am Low1.70m4:18 pm High3.39m9:31 pm Low1.73m 1.71m
Rocken End* 🐾 3:56 am High2.94m9:01 am Low1.59m4:13 pm High2.92m9:26 pm Low1.60m 1.35m
Ryde 🛟 4:15 am High4.02m9:25 am Low1.89m4:32 pm High4.00m9:50 pm Low1.94m 2.13m
Sandown 🛟 4:28 am High3.52m9:49 am Low1.69m4:45 pm High3.50m10:15 pm Low1.74m 1.83m
Seagrove Bay* 🐾 4:17 am High4.11m9:32 am Low1.89m4:34 pm High4.08m9:57 pm Low1.94m 2.22m
Seaview* 🐾 4:16 am High4.10m9:31 am Low1.89m4:33 pm High4.07m9:56 pm Low1.94m 2.21m
Shanklin* 4:14 am High3.47m9:35 am Low1.69m4:31 pm High3.45m10:01 pm Low1.74m 1.78m
Shepherd's Chine* 🐾 5:29 am High2.62m9:00 am Low1.52m5:31 pm High2.60m9:23 pm Low1.51m 1.11m
Spring Vale* 4:15 am High4.08m9:30 am Low1.89m4:32 pm High4.06m9:55 pm Low1.94m 2.19m
St Helens 🦀🐾 4:34 am High2.62m10:07 am Low0.60m4:50 pm High2.60m10:29 pm Low0.63m 2.02m
St Lawrence* 🐾 3:56 am High3.20m9:01 am Low1.66m4:13 pm High3.18m9:26 pm Low1.68m 1.54m
Steephill Cove* 🐾 3:57 am High3.26m9:02 am Low1.67m4:14 pm High3.24m9:27 pm Low1.69m 1.59m
Thorness Bay* 🐾 3:17 am High3.36m9:16 am Low1.80m3:33 pm / 5:21 pm High3.38m / 3.37m9:38 pm Low1.85m 1.58m
Totland Bay 🐾 5:22 am High2.04m9:08 am Low1.53m5:38 pm High2.08m9:40 pm Low1.56m 0.55m
Ventnor 3:57 am High3.39m9:02 am Low1.70m4:14 pm High3.37m9:27 pm Low1.73m 1.69m
Watcombe Bay* 🐾 5:29 am High1.94m9:00 am Low1.39m5:31 pm High1.94m9:23 pm Low1.37m 0.57m
Welcome Beach* 4:21 am High3.50m9:42 am Low1.69m4:38 pm High3.48m10:08 pm Low1.74m 1.81m
West Ryde* 4:15 am High4.02m9:25 am Low1.89m4:32 pm High4.00m9:50 pm Low1.94m 2.13m
Whale Chine* 🐾 3:55 am High2.78m9:00 am Low1.55m4:12 pm High2.76m9:25 pm Low1.56m 1.23m
Wheelers Bay* 🐾 4:01 am High3.40m9:06 am Low1.70m4:18 pm High3.38m9:31 pm Low1.73m 1.70m
Whitecliff Bay* 🐾 4:25 am High3.95m9:40 am Low1.83m4:42 pm High3.92m10:05 pm Low1.88m 2.12m
Yarmouth 🦀🐾 4:00 am High2.71m9:02 am Low1.60m4:20 pm High2.70m9:27 pm Low1.63m 1.11m
Yaverland* 🐚 4:27 am High3.68m9:48 am Low1.74m4:44 pm High3.65m10:14 pm Low1.79m 1.94m

Cowes experiences two high waters close together on some days — both are shown together in that one column. See the note on double high water for detail.

* Time and height interpolated between neighbouring real tide stations — approximate, for casual planning only, not navigation. See how this is worked out.

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Sandy (or partly sandy) beach
🐚 Beach where shells can be found
🦀 Popular crabbing spot
🛟 Confirmed organised lifeguard cover (Ryde and Sandown only)
🐾 No seasonal dog exclusion zone (1 May-30 Sept)
About this site & data sources — tide and weather predictions (all times shown in UK local time, GMT/BST), not for navigation or safety-critical use.