Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Niton today?

The current surf forecast for Niton at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
15
8
4
9
4
4
2
2
2
8
15
13
5
0
0
6
4
4
7
7
7
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:34PM3.67m
10:58AM3.64m
11:21PM3.90m
11:47AM3.89m
00:07AM4.06m
12:33PM4.06m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.46m
4:10AM0.38m
4:27PM0.25m
4:52AM0.14m
5:10PM0.11m
5:35AM-0.03m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
8
7
7
9
11
10
12
10
9
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
6
6
5
3
2
2
4
8
4
7
5
4
2
2
5
4
5
5
7
7
9
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
12
24
15
8
4
9
4
1
2
1
8
15
13
5
6
2
7
7
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
16
9
9
4
4
6
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
10
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
10
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
9
9
2
7
7
2
5
6
12
10
16
20
20
12
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
979
144
144
144
347
297
352
352
432
281
263
212
212
269
313
313
269
269
269
181
181
181
327
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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