Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Niton today?

The current surf forecast for Niton at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
347
247
202
174
55
56
56
50
56
59
86
104
112
115
115
112
106
88
88
100
100
86
64
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
5
W
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:15AM3.78m
3:49PM3.73m
4:06AM3.54m
4:44PM3.50m
5:02AM3.29m
5:44PM3.30m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.35m
9:14PM0.79m
9:45AM0.61m
10:25PM1.03m
11:00AM0.82m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:54
8:57
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
23
23
19
18
19
21
21
22
10
9
11
11
13
13
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
22
23
20
18
19
21
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
594
347
247
202
174
55
56
56
50
56
59
86
104
112
115
115
112
106
88
88
100
100
86
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
50
48
35
31
12
5
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
444
1
2
8
12
9
7
5
3
2
2
5
7
3
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
99
99
10
10
111
17
17
17
99
99
99
99
99
54
17
17
33
0
33
44
104
10
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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