
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 54 | 0 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:28PM3.25m | 11:55AM3.30m | 00:04AM3.43m | 12:30PM3.49m | 00:38AM3.58m | 1:03PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.75m | 5:08PM0.87m | 5:31AM0.58m | 5:46PM0.75m | 6:06AM0.44m | 6:21PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 6 |
30 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 111 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 162 | 115 | 157 | 118 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 270 | 274 | 306 | 355 | 355 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 353 | 355 | 805 | 805 | 0 |
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