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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | |
67 | 48 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:57PM3.76m | 12:16PM3.70m | 00:30AM3.78m | 12:49PM3.72m | 1:02AM3.74m | 1:22PM3.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.41m | 5:32PM0.43m | 5:51AM0.34m | 6:06PM0.42m | 6:24AM0.33m | 6:39PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 |
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 67 | 48 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 21 | 205 | 257 | 257 | 306 | 272 | 253 | 115 | 115 | 162 | 296 | 162 | 274 | 270 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 275 | 358 | 305 | 304 | 261 | 207 |
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