Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Niton today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Niton at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Niton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:00PM3.94m | 00:15AM4.01m | 12:44PM4.14m | 00:58AM4.14m | 1:26PM4.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.42m | 5:43AM0.02m | 6:05PM0.30m | 6:26AM-0.07m | 6:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 27 | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 22 | 45 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 111 | 111 | 212 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 99 | 54 | 272 | 349 | 263 | 99 | 181 | 181 | 200 | 200 | 349 | 349 | 236 | 219 |
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