Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.6
ENE
6
0.1
W
11
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
18
21
16
10
15
43
92
126
180
2
2
2
192
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
5
E
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM2.90m
5:17PM2.88m
5:33AM2.79m
6:19PM2.86m
6:38AM2.76m
7:31PM2.94m
Low Tide
10:27AM1.21m
11:14PM1.47m
11:55AM1.26m
00:49AM1.43m
1:13PM1.16m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:38
8:40
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
17
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
8
6
6
10
12
12
12
11
11
7
8
8
10
9
13
8
5
3
1
0
2
5
4
2
0
-1
0
4
6
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
20
7
3
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
23
18
21
16
10
15
43
92
126
180
215
237
200
192
223
188
142
80
44
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
238
238
270
355
352
289
238
437
355
359
381
788
395
375
219
219
238
256
357
357
357
357
311
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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