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Whitecliff Bay (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

Cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

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No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Whitecliff Bay (Beach)

Today (17 February 2026)
Time
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
20%
60%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
ESE
6
ESE
9
ESE
12
ESE
14
ESE
16
ESE
18
Wind gust (mph)
15
19
22
26
30
33
Visibility
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
65%
64%
64%
64%
65%
66%
UV - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
9
12
14
16
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.8
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
12
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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
80%
80%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
20
ESE
21
ESE
22
ESE
23
ESE
23
ESE
23
ESE
24
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
24
ESE
23
ESE
22
ESE
21
ESE
20
E
19
E
18
E
18
E
17
ENE
16
NE
15
NE
13
NNE
13
N
13
Wind gust (mph)
35
38
39
40
42
44
45
46
46
44
41
38
36
36
35
33
32
31
30
28
27
27
26
26
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
68%
74%
84%
85%
85%
86%
86%
87%
87%
88%
89%
91%
92%
93%
94%
94%
94%
94%
94%
95%
95%
94%
93%
93%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
21
22
22
22
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
11
11
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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
13
NNW
14
NNW
14
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
14
N
13
N
12
N
10
N
10
N
9
NNW
8
NNW
7
Wind gust (mph)
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
25
23
22
20
18
17
17
15
Visibility (description)
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
92%
92%
90%
88%
88%
87%
86%
86%
86%
85%
81%
77%
76%
75%
68%
68%
71%
74%
75%
76%
75%
78%
79%
81%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day 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%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
30%
50%
80%
90%
80%
60%
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW
7
NNW
6
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
4
SW
4
SW
5
SSW
7
SSW
10
SSW
13
SSW
15
SSW
16
SSW
18
SW
18
SW
18
WSW
17
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
15
13
13
10
9
9
9
12
16
19
23
27
29
31
34
35
33
32
29
28
28
28
28
29
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
83%
84%
86%
89%
90%
90%
89%
88%
84%
80%
76%
77%
80%
84%
88%
91%
92%
91%
91%
88%
87%
88%
90%
90%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
9
11
14
16
18
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
30
31
31
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
31
32
33
34
33
33
33
32
32
31
31
30
30
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
P
M
P
Humidity
91%
91%
91%
92%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
89%
87%
87%
87%
92%
93%
92%
92%
95%
95%
94%
94%
96%
96%
96%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
15
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
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%
10%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
WSW
19
WSW
20
WSW
21
WSW
22
WSW
21
Wind gust (mph)
31
30
30
32
35
36
36
33
Visibility (description)
P
M
M
M
M
G
M
M
Humidity
96%
96%
96%
94%
91%
88%
91%
91%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
18
18
19
20
21
22
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
16
16
15
15
7
7
8
8
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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
20%
10%
20%
10%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
11°
10°
10°
10°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
20
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
18
W
18
WSW
17
WSW
13
WSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
32
28
28
30
29
26
21
20
Visibility (description)
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
91%
90%
89%
85%
77%
69%
83%
88%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Tuesday 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 18 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 19 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 20 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 21 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 22 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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 23 February

Tide times and heights are from Foreland (Lifeboat Slip) tidal station which is 1.6 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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Flood warnings

Flood warnings may be in force for:

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.

Updated:

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