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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ventnor today?
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 10AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 282 | 268 | 267 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:55AM2.85m | 8:43PM3.14m | 9:08AM3.06m | 9:43PM3.41m | 10:07AM3.35m | 10:34PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM1.24m | 2:10PM0.95m | 2:44AM0.98m | 2:58PM0.71m | 3:28AM0.68m | 3:43PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
 kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 54 | — | 31 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 6 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 109 | 181 | 225 | 282 | 268 | 267 | 199 | 184 | 146 | 15 | 9 | 40 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 275 | 275 | 205 | 205 | 307 | 307 | 486 | 406 | 307 | 411 | 413 | 849 | 996 | 795 | 834 | 357 | 188 | 357 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 21 |
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