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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ventnor today?
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
7 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 44 | 80 | 71 | 47 | 23 | 63 | 181 | 288 | 219 | 253 | 472 | 430 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:33PM4.06m | 00:53AM4.13m | 1:20PM4.13m | 1:39AM4.10m | 2:08PM4.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM-0.03m | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:18AM-0.09m | 6:39PM0.12m | 7:03AM-0.04m | 7:26PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | W 14 | — |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 4 | — | 22 | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | SW 14 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 11 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 46 | — | 33 | 34 | 51 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 44 | 80 | 71 | 47 | 9 | 63 | 181 | 288 | 219 | 253 | 472 | 430 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 323 | 323 | 358 | 358 | 38 | 355 | 274 | 224 | 241 | 255 | 255 | 107 | 101 | 561 | 645 | 642 | 677 | 668 | 657 | 359 | 274 | 274 |
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