Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
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
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
56
56
50
56
59
65
106
112
115
115
112
106
88
88
86
65
65
64
63
61
35
34
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
WSW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
3:49PM3.73m
4:06AM3.54m
4:44PM3.50m
5:02AM3.29m
5:44PM3.30m
6:06AM3.07m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.79m
9:45AM0.61m
10:25PM1.03m
11:00AM0.82m
11:52PM1.16m
12:21PM0.94m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:54
8:57
8:58
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
20
21
22
22
21
18
18
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
20
22
21
21
22
19
20
22
22
23
23
21
19
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
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
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
55
56
56
50
56
59
65
106
112
115
115
112
106
88
88
86
65
65
64
63
61
35
34
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
31
12
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
S
3
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
2
6
8
9
6
5
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
111
17
17
17
99
99
99
99
99
17
17
17
0
7
0
39
111
7
7
7
7
111
111
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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