Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Ventnor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ventnor sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)--
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.5
SW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
22
13
2
4
0
42
72
0
7
7
7
41
34
34
43
49
51
51
77
119
101
85
94
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21PM3.90m
11:47AM3.89m
00:07AM4.06m
12:33PM4.06m
00:53AM4.13m
1:20PM4.13m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.14m
5:10PM0.11m
5:35AM-0.03m
5:54PM0.06m
6:18AM-0.09m
6:39PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:47
8:50
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
8
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
4
2
4
5
6
6
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
9
22
13
2
4
7
7
7
21
20
34
43
42
41
16
45
44
43
13
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
7
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
9
4
23
42
72
75
62
53
48
41
34
59
56
49
51
51
77
119
101
85
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
256
205
274
274
307
300
300
311
312
188
188
84
312
358
143
143
274
254
232
225
255
255
225
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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