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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ventnor today?
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
202 | 174 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 104 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 52 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:49PM3.73m | 4:06AM3.54m | 4:44PM3.50m | 5:02AM3.29m | 5:44PM3.30m | 6:06AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.35m | 9:14PM0.79m | 9:45AM0.61m | 10:25PM1.03m | 11:00AM0.82m | 11:52PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 202 | 174 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 104 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 52 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 35 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 115 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 115 |
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