Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (09 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.9
ENE
6
0.1
W
11
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
10
19
22
17
16
15
10
15
55
139
214
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
4:25PM2.99m
4:39AM2.90m
5:17PM2.88m
5:33AM2.79m
6:19PM2.86m
6:38AM2.76m
Low Tide
9:52PM1.34m
10:27AM1.21m
11:14PM1.47m
11:55AM1.26m
00:49AM1.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:36
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
15
15
17
13
12
10
9
11
13
13
13
10
7
6
6
10
11
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
10
12
6
5
1
0
2
5
5
6
1
-1
0
1
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
30
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
6
6
10
19
22
17
16
15
10
15
55
139
214
272
292
244
272
298
307
261
159
85
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
287
263
263
238
238
238
263
263
271
289
357
437
498
437
669
441
436
383
219
219
238
167
437
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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