Overview

Colwell Bay is a small bay on the west coast of the Isle of Wight, between Totland and Freshwater. The west-facing sand and shingle beach offers good exposure to westerly and southwest winds. Picturesque setting with views of the Needles.

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Spot forecast for Colwell Bay

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:04

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:34 · 1.2 m Low tide 02:16 · 1.2 m High tide 05:41 · 1.9 m Low tide 07:03 · 1.8 m High tide 08:38 · 1.9 m Low tide 14:42 · 1.3 m High tide 17:48 · 1.9 m Low tide 19:53 · 1.7 m High tide 20:46 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:07 · 1.1 m High tide 01:22 · 1.1 m Low tide 02:35 · 1.1 m High tide 06:28 · 1.9 m Low tide 07:51 · 1.9 m High tide 09:26 · 1.9 m Low tide 14:56 · 1.3 m High tide 18:35 · 1.9 m Low tide 20:42 · 1.8 m High tide 21:32 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:39 · 1 m High tide 07:13 · 2 m Low tide 08:43 · 1.9 m High tide 10:07 · 2 m Low tide 14:02 · 1.1 m High tide 19:20 · 2 m Low tide 21:38 · 1.8 m High tide 22:08 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:13 · 0.8 m High tide 07:56 · 2.1 m Low tide 09:41 · 2 m High tide 10:42 · 2 m Low tide 14:36 · 1 m High tide 20:02 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:50 · 0.7 m High tide 08:35 · 2.2 m Low tide 10:48 · 2 m High tide 11:06 · 2 m Low tide 15:12 · 0.8 m High tide 20:44 · 2.1 m

Colwell Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

362h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 362 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Colwell Bay

Monthly averages — Colwell Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	153 h	7 °C	109 mm
February	18.5	198 h	9 °C	117 mm
March	17.5	172 h	11 °C	69 mm
April	17.5	209 h	14 °C	46 mm
May	20.5	222 h	17 °C	61 mm
June	26.5	355 h	19 °C	25 mm
July	29.0	362 h	21 °C	46 mm
August	25.0	315 h	21 °C	42 mm
September	19.0	235 h	18 °C	117 mm
October	19.5	204 h	15 °C	103 mm
November	17.0	156 h	12 °C	82 mm
December	20.5	188 h	10 °C	80 mm

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Technical details of Colwell Bay spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Parking

Small car park above the beach. Access via a path leading down. Limited spaces.

Hazards

Rocks at low tide. Unstable cliffs. Currents along the west coast of the island. Small beach — limited space. The Needles nearby with strong currents.

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