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Shanklin (Hope Beach) surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shanklin (Hope Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shanklin (Hope Beach) sea temperature is
11.1° C
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How big are the waves at Shanklin (Hope Beach) today?
The current surf forecast for Shanklin (Hope Beach) at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shanklin (Hope Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 181 | 509 | 975 | 1589 | 1467 | 1018 | 7764 | 1729 | 2953 | 2219 | 5780 | 931 | 804 | 1974 | 2113 | 2017 | 2102 | 774 | 504 | 1101 | 1105 | 174 | 167 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:09PM 3.20 | 10:21AM 3.35 | 10:47PM 3.34 | 10:58AM 3.45 | 11:22PM 3.46 | 11:33AM 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:08PM 0.79 | 3:23AM 0.86 | 3:46PM 0.66 | 4:01AM 0.77 | 4:23PM 0.56 | 4:38AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - |
| Sunset | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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