Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Niton today?

The current surf forecast for Niton at 11AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Evening (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)17s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.8
S
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
3
SSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13131317181817171616161615141461312121817171712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91913391037185817291453129712091165129265185368551435722926952853129213235285547626037
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
3.10
7:03PM
2.95
7:46AM
3.12
8:38PM
3.12
9:06AM
3.32
9:46PM
3.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.01
12:55AM
1.02
1:38PM
0.87
2:05AM
0.92
2:40PM
0.65
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise--7:46-------7:45-------7:43-----
Sunset----4:49-------4:51-------4:52---
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1------------1211113211
Temp. °C888988888888899999998898
Feels °C (?)33354454422112123443-1-1-3-2
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