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Niton Surf Forecast
/ Isle of Wight (6 surf breaks) /
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Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Niton today?
The current surf forecast for Niton at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Niton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
7 | 21 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 92 | 218 | 209 | 219 | 340 | 450 | 323 | 269 | 350 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:33PM4.06m | 00:53AM4.13m | 1:20PM4.13m | 1:39AM4.10m | 2:08PM4.08m | 2:26AM3.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:18AM-0.09m | 6:39PM0.12m | 7:03AM-0.04m | 7:26PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 7 | 21 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 32 | 50 | 77 | 74 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 92 | 218 | 209 | 219 | 340 | 450 | 323 | 269 | 350 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 362 | 362 | 352 | 344 | 219 | 219 | 269 | 249 | 249 | 104 | 99 | 559 | 559 | 642 | 625 | 678 | 669 | 362 | 143 | 143 | 549 | 269 |
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