Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 28 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Evening (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.8
S
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
3
SSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)13131317181817171616161615141461312121817171712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91913391037185817291453129712091165129265185368551435722926952853129213235285547626037
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
60
SSW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
3.10
7:03PM
2.95
7:46AM
3.12
8:38PM
3.12
9:06AM
3.32
9:46PM
3.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.01
12:55AM
1.02
1:38PM
0.87
2:05AM
0.92
2:40PM
0.65
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise--7:46-------7:45-------7:43-----
Sunset----4:49-------4:51-------4:52---
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-------------311112311
Temp. °C888988888888899899998898
Feels °C (?)33454455432212103443-1-1-3-3
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