Hovertravel: ferry status today, routes and timetables
2 routes · 24 sailings today
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Status today
No live data right now: statuses follow the published timetable.
Key
- Normal service
- Be aware
- Disruptions
- Cancelled
Departures in the next 2 hours
Ryde (Hoverport) → Southsea
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
Timetable
Next 7 days · local time in Ryde (Hoverport)
| Sun 25 Oct | 08:1509:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:1517:1518:1519:15 |
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| Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 06:3007:1507:4508:1509:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1519:15 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 07:4508:1509:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1516:1517:1518:1519:15 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 31 Jul 2027.
Southsea → Ryde (Hoverport)
Today’s sailings
Timetable
Next 7 days · local time in Southsea
| Sun 25 Oct | 08:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:30 |
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| Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 06:5007:3008:0008:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:30 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:0008:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:30 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 31 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Ryde (Hoverport) | ||
| Ryde (Hoverport) | Wind from W 22–26 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 29 knwaves 0.5–0.7 m12–13 °C | Wind from SW 18–26 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 34 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m13–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.5 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 21–25 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.5–0.7 m12 °C | Wind from S 17–27 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 29 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m13–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.5 km |
| Southsea | ||
| Southsea | Wind from W 21–25 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.5–0.7 m12 °C | Wind from S 17–27 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 29 knwaves 0.3–1.2 m13–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.5 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:13. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Routes
Questions about Hovertravel
Is Hovertravel running today?
Today’s timetable has 12 sailings from Ryde (Hoverport) to Southsea (first at 08:15, last at 19:15) and 12 sailings from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport) (first at 08:30, last at 19:30). We have no live data on these sailings today: their statuses follow the published timetable.
How long is the Hovertravel crossing?
The crossing takes 10 min.
What time are the first and last Hovertravel sailings?
From Ryde (Hoverport) the first ferry usually leaves at 06:30 and the last at 19:15, local time. From Southsea the first ferry usually leaves at 06:50 and the last at 19:30, local time.
How often does Hovertravel run?
In the next 7 days the timetable has 115 sailings from Ryde (Hoverport) to Southsea and 115 sailings from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport).
About Hovertravel
Hovertravel runs 2 routes in the timetables we follow, calling at 2 ports in the United Kingdom. Over the next 7 days they add up to 230 scheduled departures.
According to the published timetables every crossing takes 10 min.