Ventnor, UK

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Ventnor beach in July 2012 2
Ventnor. Photo: Editor5807, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ventnor

Ventnor is a town in Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. From Ventnor you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Ventnor, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 65 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SOU, 41 km away.

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Staying in Ventnor

  • 65 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SOU, 41 km, BOH, 49 km, LGW, 94 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ventnor.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Ventnor each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ventnor too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ventnor: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Shanklin4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Shanklin1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, offshore, too small5 ft232 kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft77 kJwind from the west, 45 knots, offshore, too small4 ft120 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, offshore, too small3 ft63 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Shanklin: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Shanklin, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the east, 14 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the west, 22 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct17, too small5 ft7 smushy232kJwind from the west, 14 knots, offshore15°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft10 ssoft77kJwind from the west, 45 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small4 ft6 smushy120kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, offshore12°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small3 ft7 smushy63kJwind from the west, 20 knots, offshore14°C
Niton5.9 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, too small6 ft307 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor2 ft175 kJwind from the west-north-west, 44 knots, too small4 ft124 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small3 ft139 kJwind from the west, 20 knots, too small
All readings for Niton: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Niton, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft4 shollow5kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft5 shollow25kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct15, poor6 ft7 shollow307kJwind from the west, 13 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small2 ft14 shollow175kJwind from the west-north-west, 44 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small4 ft6 shollow124kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct6, too small3 ft9 shollow139kJwind from the west, 20 knots14°C
Ventnor0.4 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, too small5 ft226 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, too small2 ft128 kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots, too small4 ft90 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too small3 ft80 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Ventnor: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ventnor, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft3 smushy5kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small5 ft7 smushy226kJwind from the west, 13 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small2 ft11 shollow128kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct4, too small3 ft8 scrumbling80kJwind from the west, 19 knots14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ventnor, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Ventnor

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Places to eat near Ventnor

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits