Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Niton today?

The current surf forecast for Niton at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)--
Evening (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.1
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.1
W
9
0.5
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
W
9
1.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
1.1
WSW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
5
9
14
2
0
0
2
0
4
4
7
77
7
8
20
34
43
42
41
16
45
43
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21PM3.90m
11:47AM3.89m
00:07AM4.06m
12:33PM4.06m
00:53AM4.13m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.25m
4:52AM0.14m
5:10PM0.11m
5:35AM-0.03m
5:54PM0.06m
6:18AM-0.09m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:50
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
8
7
8
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
5
6
5
3
3
4
5
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
1.1
WSW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1
5
9
14
1
2
4
4
7
77
7
8
20
34
43
42
41
16
45
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
Energy kJ
4
3
1
3
21
13
13
22
39
74
99
136
124
59
38
28
64
53
59
59
53
119
149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
458
391
281
263
212
269
269
313
313
313
315
318
181
0
90
318
350
415
350
269
249
219
104
219
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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