Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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Niton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Niton sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Niton today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Niton at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Niton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
41
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
7
17
14
14
12
30
29
24
37
37
32
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
W
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:07PM3.33m
10:33AM3.23m
10:51PM3.42m
11:15AM3.35m
11:30PM3.49m
11:53AM3.45m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.81m
3:49PM0.80m
4:14AM0.68m
4:28PM0.73m
4:51AM0.57m
5:05PM0.67m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:05
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
21
22
22
21
19
18
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
17
17
19
20
22
21
20
18
17
13
12
13
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
4
4
15
9
10
5
3
1
1
1
4
7
7
4
2
4
30
29
24
37
37
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
10
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
17
14
14
12
3
3
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
76
41
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
156
99
99
156
156
298
299
297
299
297
297
297
272
263
111
186
111
111
111
99
111
263
219
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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