Ventnor surf break

Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 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
11.8° 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 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
18
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
0
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM3.78m
12:49PM3.72m
1:02AM3.74m
1:22PM3.69m
1:34AM3.66m
1:54PM3.60m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.34m
6:06PM0.42m
6:24AM0.33m
6:39PM0.48m
6:57AM0.39m
7:13PM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
5:35
5:35
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8:24
8:27
8:29
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
9
10
11
11
9
8
6
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
11
3
1
11
10
9
9
9
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
11
11
1
18
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
4
1
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
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)
115
115
162
296
162
162
275
274
274
275
275
323
375
617
358
302
270
270
270
274
295
266
302
266
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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