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Cowes (Beach) (Isle of Wight) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast.
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 (4.2m) at

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7 day forecast for Cowes (Beach)

Today (17 February 2026)
Time
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
20%
40%
Temperature
6°
6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed
ESE
11
ESE
13
Wind gust (mph)
26
28
Visibility
VG
VG
Humidity
65%
66%
UV - -
Wind direction and speed
11
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
3
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (18 February 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
80%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
70%
40%
50%
50%
40%
50%
50%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
1°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
1°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
14
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
16
ESE
17
ESE
18
ESE
19
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
21
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
19
ESE
19
E
18
E
18
E
19
E
18
E
16
E
14
ENE
12
NE
12
NNE
11
NNE
11
Wind gust (mph)
31
31
32
33
34
36
36
37
37
38
37
36
36
36
34
34
32
31
28
26
25
24
24
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
70%
76%
83%
85%
85%
85%
85%
86%
86%
86%
86%
89%
91%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
94%
93%
93%
94%
93%
93%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
15
15
16
17
18
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
16
14
12
12
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (19 February 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
3°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
0°
0°
0°
0°
-1°
-1°
-1°
0°
0°
0°
1°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
1°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
11
N
12
NNW
12
NNW
12
NNW
12
NW
12
NW
11
NW
11
NW
11
NNW
11
NNW
12
NNW
12
NNW
12
NNW
12
NNW
12
NNW
13
NNW
12
NNW
11
NNW
10
NNW
9
NW
9
NW
8
NW
8
NW
7
Wind gust (mph)
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
20
20
22
22
23
23
23
24
23
22
21
20
19
17
16
15
15
Visibility (description)
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
92%
91%
90%
88%
87%
87%
86%
86%
86%
86%
82%
79%
78%
75%
73%
73%
74%
75%
76%
78%
79%
82%
83%
84%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
13
2
2
2
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (20 February 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
40%
50%
70%
80%
80%
60%
50%
30%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
7°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
1°
0°
0°
1°
1°
2°
2°
3°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
6
W
6
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
6
SSW
7
SW
9
SW
12
SW
14
SW
15
SW
17
SW
17
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
16
17
22
25
29
31
31
30
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
G
G
Humidity
86%
87%
89%
91%
92%
92%
91%
91%
87%
83%
79%
78%
82%
86%
91%
92%
92%
92%
90%
87%
87%
87%
88%
89%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
9
12
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
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
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (21 February 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
20%
30%
30%
40%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
9°
10°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
16
SW
17
SW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
Wind gust (mph)
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
30
30
31
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
31
31
30
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
P
Humidity
90%
92%
91%
91%
91%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
90%
91%
91%
95%
96%
95%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
96%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
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
0.3
0.3
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
Sunday (22 February 2026)
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
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
19
Wind gust (mph)
31
30
30
30
33
33
34
34
Visibility (description)
P
M
M
M
G
G
M
G
Humidity
97%
96%
96%
93%
91%
90%
91%
91%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (23 February 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
10°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
9°
9°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
19
W
17
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
13
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
31
27
27
29
29
26
21
21
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
90%
89%
87%
84%
74%
68%
78%
86%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 18 February

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

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?

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Tide times

Thursday 19 February

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?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

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?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

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?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

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?

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Tide times

Friday 20 February

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

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?

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Tide times

Saturday 21 February

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

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?

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Tide times

Sunday 22 February

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?

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Tide times

Monday 23 February

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?

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Tide times

Monday 23 February

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?

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Tide times

Monday 23 February

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?

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Tide times

Monday 23 February

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?

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

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Forecast for 11pm Tuesday
Updated 20:00 (UTC) on Tue 17 Feb 2026
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London & South East England weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy and chilly overnight, with rain and sleet later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy this evening but mostly dry and chilly. Outbreaks of rain and hill sleet possible during the early hours, mostly for Hampshire, Sussex and the Isle of Wight. Breezy on coasts. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, sleet and possibly snow on higher ground moving eastwards on Wednesday. Windy, especially on coasts. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Early rain, sleet and snow clearing Thursday morning, then drier and brighter. Winds gradually easing. Cloud thickening Friday, turning windy with rain and showers, continuing into Saturday. Turning much milder.

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