Cowes (Beach) (Isle of Wight) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Cowes (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    15
    12
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    13
    15
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    3
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    3
    2
    3
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    12
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    24
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    2
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    19
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    29
    29
    30
    33
    34
    33
    34
    34
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    34
    33
    34
    33
    32
    33
    33
    31
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    62%
    60%
    60%
    62%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NE
    19
    NE
    18
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    29
    28
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    67%
    66%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    75%
    75%
    81%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely dry with sunny spells. Chance of some rain overnight.

    Today:

    Any overnight fog will slowly clear to leave a largely dry day with some sunny spells. Chance of increasing cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting Kent by late afternoon and evening. Breezy on coasts. Temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    Evening rain clearing north to leave a largely dry night, although remaining rather cloudy. Some patchy light rain and drizzle reaching western parts by dawn. Milder compared to Friday night. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Rather extensive low cloud with some outbreaks of light rain and drizzle on Sunday morning. Some heavier rain perhaps arriving from the south in the afternoon. Light winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Overnight rain clearing to leave mostly dry and cloudy conditions on Monday and Tuesday. Becoming drier, brighter and feeling colder on Wednesday, with a brisk easterly wind developing.

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