Totland commands a sharp, salt-edged horizon where the weight of the English Channel presses against the chalk cliffs of the Isle of Wight. It lies 2.7 miles south-west of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 225°T, OS grid SZ 325 866), and is situated south-south-west of Colwell village. The landscape here feels exposed to the elements, as the entirety of Totland rests within the protective embrace of the Headon Warren and West High Down SSSI. Below the grassy summits, the ground gives way to the geological drama of Widdick Chine, where the earth has been carved into a jagged, narrow ravine by the relentless pull of rainwater. Residents often find that the light in Totland possesses a particular clarity, a brittle brilliance that turns the afternoon sea into a sheet of hammered silver. A short walk east reveals the quiet order of Cokes Green, offering a brief, manicured respite before the land rises once more toward the rugged spine of the island. History here is written in the strata of the cliffs rather than in grand monuments, marking a place where the primary industry has always been the negotiation between the solid land and the encroaching tide. Totland maintains a stubborn, sea-blown independence, watching the ferries churn the Solent while holding its own quiet, wind-scrubbed vigil.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Totland, Isle of Wight, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Totland includes coordinates 50.678832, -1.541225, in the county of Isle of Wight, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Totland is available on the Totland map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Isle of Wight weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.