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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ventnor today?
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
458 | 410 | 345 | 325 | 404 | 450 | 428 | 394 | 384 | 1388 | 235 | 902 | 245 | 594 | 320 | 247 | 177 | 140 | 109 | 76 | 41 | 58 | 52 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:08PM4.08m | 2:26AM3.98m | 2:57PM3.94m | 3:15AM3.78m | 3:49PM3.73m | 4:06AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM-0.04m | 7:26PM0.27m | 7:51AM0.11m | 8:17PM0.51m | 8:44AM0.35m | 9:14PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 8:54 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | — | 23 | 17 | 9 | — | 12 | 27 | 99 | 169 | 220 | — | — | 245 | 594 | 320 | 247 | 177 | 140 | 109 | 76 | 41 | 58 | 52 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 458 | 410 | 345 | 325 | 404 | 450 | 428 | 394 | 384 | 1388 | 235 | 902 | 82 | 444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 668 | 561 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 445 | 499 | 275 | 275 | 274 | 227 | 140 | 101 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 109 | 115 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 101 | 101 |
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