Niton surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 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
7.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Niton today?

The current surf forecast for Niton at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSE
0.7
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
WSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)13131312121211887777441918171616161676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)304245162147553430231416141313101557111179206206208266363461
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
25
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
3.38
11:17AM
3.51
11:43PM
3.56
11:51AM
3.66
12:17AM
3.70
12:25PM
3.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
0.81
4:46PM
0.51
5:00AM
0.69
5:20PM
0.37
5:35AM
0.61
5:54PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----7:58-------7:56-------7:56---
Sunset------4:32-------4:34-------4:36-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9988910101011101010910999988891010
Feels °C (?)444357876677665443110-1-1-1
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