Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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 1.8°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: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
39
16
24
15
8
15
15
4
5
2
2
2
7
11
11
2
2
0
12
4
4
39
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
W
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM3.35m
10:34PM3.67m
10:58AM3.64m
11:21PM3.90m
11:47AM3.89m
00:07AM4.06m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.46m
4:10AM0.38m
4:27PM0.25m
4:52AM0.14m
5:10PM0.11m
5:35AM-0.03m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
9
11
10
11
10
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
4
6
6
7
5
3
2
2
4
8
5
6
5
2
2
2
5
4
5
6
7
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
NE
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
54
39
16
24
15
8
15
15
4
2
2
1
7
11
11
2
2
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.1
NW
4
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
10
9
9
4
9
1
5
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3
1
2
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.5
W
5
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WSW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
8
1
12
1
3
3
4
4
1
9
6
3
4
9
2
5
12
25
30
39
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
848
1048
357
357
129
207
352
357
357
357
381
275
256
205
205
274
307
307
274
274
274
224
188
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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