
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shanklin (Hope Beach) today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shanklin (Hope Beach) at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Shanklin (Hope Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 59 | 73 | 89 | 105 | 74 | 114 | 103 | 53 | 43 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:29AM2.86m | 4:46PM2.77m | 5:26AM2.68m | 5:48PM2.62m | 6:45AM2.62m | 7:14PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.43m | 10:53PM1.40m | 11:55AM1.59m | 00:47AM1.43m | 1:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | ENE 5 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 44 | — | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 34 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
80 | 59 | 73 | 89 | 105 | 74 | 114 | 103 | 53 | 43 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | — | 47 | 3 | 24 | 48 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 220 | 154 | 154 | 253 | 360 | 298 | 152 | 106 | 157 | 195 | 128 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 106 | 432 |
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