
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Niton today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Niton at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Niton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:56AM3.23m | 5:26PM3.29m | 5:52AM3.06m | 6:28PM3.13m | 7:10AM2.95m | 7:53PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.87m | 10:37AM0.81m | 11:20PM1.00m | 11:51AM1.00m | 00:42AM1.04m | 1:15PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 7 |
33 | 19 | 34 | — | — | 2 | — | 66 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
74 | 49 | 3 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 83 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 267 | 316 | 299 | 391 | 446 | 317 | 317 | 315 | 317 | 318 | 327 | 406 | 378 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 467 | 628 | 317 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
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