
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Niton today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Niton at 5PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Niton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 6 | W 7 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 4 | W 10 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:12PM4.02m | 3:25AM3.80m | 3:54PM3.81m | 4:08AM3.54m | 4:36PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.12m | 8:40PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.33m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:49AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | W 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 4 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
6 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 216 | 233 | 274 | 354 | 293 | 494 | 440 | 391 | 281 | 281 | 315 | 317 | 317 | 317 | 613 | 432 |
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