Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Niton today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Niton at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Niton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 1055 | 1181 | 1082 | 865 | 876 | 1994 | 1312 | 789 | 422 | 533 | 281 | 213 | 807 | 1358 | 1742 | 2702 | 4433 | 6721 | 988 | 1130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM2.75m | 8:44PM2.76m | 9:27AM3.02m | 9:44PM3.02m | 10:12AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM1.32m | 2:47AM1.05m | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:27AM0.79m | 3:51PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SE 6 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 533 | 211 | 149 | — | — | — | 2702 | 4433 | 6 | 596 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 379 | 57 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 512 | 1055 | 1181 | 1082 | 865 | 876 | 1994 | 1312 | 789 | 422 | 354 | 281 | 213 | 807 | 1358 | 1742 | — | 375 | 6721 | 988 | 1130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 438 | 362 | 498 | 550 | 334 | 269 | 127 | 225 | 46 | 99 | 319 | 438 | 415 | 179 | 189 | 59 | 362 | 362 | 812 | 812 |
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