Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shanklin (Hope Beach) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shanklin (Hope Beach) at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shanklin (Hope Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 3 | WSW 5 | W 7 | WSW 3 | W 10 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:06PM4.21m | 2:19AM4.05m | 2:44PM4.06m | 2:57AM3.85m | 3:20PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM-0.05m | 7:29PM0.28m | 7:47AM0.07m | 8:09PM0.39m | 8:26AM0.28m | 8:50PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 3 | WSW 5 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 5 |
5 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 5 | WSW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 |
6 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — |
11 | 2 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 120 | 469 | 362 | 363 | 108 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 373 | 643 | 469 | 378 | 441 | 463 | 462 | 378 | 469 | 359 | 385 | 279 |
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