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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
13.0° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 67 | 97 | 100 | 74 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 42 | 80 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:58AM3.64m | 11:21PM3.90m | 11:47AM3.89m | 00:07AM4.06m | 12:33PM4.06m | 00:53AM4.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.25m | 4:52AM0.14m | 5:10PM0.11m | 5:35AM-0.03m | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:18AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:50 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 9 | — | W 15 | — | SW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 74 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 22 | 67 | 97 | 100 | — | 57 | 47 | 35 | 78 | 85 | 73 | 80 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 357 | 492 | 388 | 275 | 256 | 256 | 188 | 274 | 307 | 307 | 312 | 311 | 311 | 188 | 7 | 312 | 307 | 358 | 140 | 143 | 274 | 272 | 53 |
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