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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
39 | 34 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 67 | 68 | 120 | 335 | 305 | 302 | 352 | 437 | 485 | 437 | 666 | 611 | 463 | 370 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:53AM4.13m | 1:20PM4.13m | 1:39AM4.10m | 2:08PM4.08m | 2:26AM3.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:18AM-0.09m | 6:39PM0.12m | 7:03AM-0.04m | 7:26PM0.27m | 7:51AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | SSE 5 | — | W 15 | W 15 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 39 | 34 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | — | 17 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | 98 | 236 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 75 | 91 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 69 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 67 | 68 | 120 | 335 | 305 | 302 | 352 | 437 | 485 | 437 | 666 | 611 | 463 | 370 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 358 | 358 | 357 | 254 | 232 | 227 | 227 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 547 | 561 | 225 | 627 | 140 | 445 | 143 | 436 | 140 | 518 | 547 | 154 | 140 |
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