
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shanklin (Hope Beach) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s 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 Shanklin (Hope Beach) at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shanklin (Hope Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | S 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 17 | 121 | 1063 | 1755 | 1699 | 1318 | 1025 | 815 | 996 | 1069 | 794 | 512 | 518 | 343 | 120 | 638 | 1310 | 1070 | 773 | 2111 | 5249 | 1358 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:21AM2.75m | 8:44PM2.76m | 9:27AM3.02m | 9:44PM3.02m | 10:12AM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.32m | 2:47AM1.05m | 3:14PM1.06m | 3:27AM0.79m | 3:51PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -2 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SE 8 | SW 15 | ESE 7 | — | — |
15 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 518 | — | 120 | 288 | 455 | 376 | 435 | 1413 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 525 | 773 | 51 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | 25 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | NNW 3 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
49 | 105 | 121 | 1063 | 1755 | 1699 | 1318 | 1025 | 815 | 996 | 1069 | 794 | 512 | 387 | 343 | 228 | 638 | 1310 | 1070 | 8 | 2111 | 5249 | 1358 | 929 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 184 | 307 | 123 | 432 | 402 | 432 | 486 | 0 | 274 | 274 | 55 | 251 | 111 | 286 | 505 | 468 | 191 | 24 | 409 | 355 | 756 | 820 | 684 |
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