Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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)
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
46
56
64
49
39
32
36
39
27
43
42
41
30
14
83
93
75
72
86
145
305
253
255
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:07AM4.06m
12:33PM4.06m
00:53AM4.13m
1:20PM4.13m
1:39AM4.10m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.11m
5:35AM-0.03m
5:54PM0.06m
6:18AM-0.09m
6:39PM0.12m
7:03AM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:47
8:50
8:51
1
4
1
4
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
6
6
6
5
6
5
7
7
6
5
7
6
4
5
6
4
6
5
7
4
3
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.2
W
11
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
7
39
32
21
39
27
43
42
41
16
14
44
13
13
12
4
4
9
30
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
4
1
7
7
1
1
22
20
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
Energy kJ
17
46
56
64
49
36
34
51
46
39
37
30
50
83
93
75
72
86
145
305
253
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
300
307
274
311
188
38
312
323
358
358
71
357
224
224
232
255
255
255
104
491
645
274
677
672
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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