Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 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 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ventnor today?

The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSE
0.7
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
WSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
S
3.5
SSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121188777744191817161616167678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1621475534302314161413131015571111792062062082663634611106403
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
20
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
10
SSW
20
S
35
S
35
SW
35
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
3.51
11:43PM
3.56
11:51AM
3.66
12:17AM
3.70
12:25PM
3.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
0.81
4:46PM
0.51
5:00AM
0.69
5:20PM
0.37
5:35AM
0.61
5:54PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset----4:31-------4:34-------4:36---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1--1-------11
Temp. °C8891010101010109999998988891098
Feels °C (?)335788567664465110-2-3-1-1-2-1
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