Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 10PM is: 3.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)8ft (2.4m)6s
Evening (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
3
S
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.3
SW
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
S
1.9
SSE
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
2.2
S
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)67777778887710111616161515141414618
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4807121152692411164740131412951133810326296332651142820802263158510316483904043520
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSW
35
S
40
SE
55
S
55
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
30
SSE
35
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
50
SE
35
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
3.75
12:51AM
3.80
1:00PM
3.78
1:26AM
3.84
1:35PM
3.76
2:02AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.27
6:09AM
0.56
6:27PM
0.22
6:45AM
0.54
7:02PM
0.22
7:22AM
0.57
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:54-------7:52-------7:52-
Sunset4:36-------4:37-------4:38-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-152-1411-----12--1-1231
Temp. °C9988881010910109999988888788
Feels °C (?)-1-2-2-10-1-2-1-2-10120320221-1-400
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