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Ventnor surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ventnor today?
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | - | - |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 77 | 71 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 51 | 49 | 14 | 111 | 115 | 84 | 55 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:47AM3.89m | 00:07AM4.06m | 12:33PM4.06m | 00:53AM4.13m | 1:20PM4.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.14m | 5:10PM0.11m | 5:35AM-0.03m | 5:54PM0.06m | 6:18AM-0.09m | 6:39PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | 8:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | N 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 75 | 111 | 115 | 84 | 55 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 274 | 274 | 311 | 300 | 300 | 311 | 311 | 47 | 188 | 71 | 323 | 358 | 358 | 274 | 101 | 254 | 196 | 196 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 358 | 250 |
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