Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
156 | 191 | 111 | 71 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.98m | 5:37AM2.74m | 6:04PM2.74m | 6:47AM2.55m | 7:33PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM1.27m | 11:56AM1.38m | 00:49AM1.39m | 1:20PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ENE 3 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | 71 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | SW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
156 | 191 | 111 | 80 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 19 | — | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 355 | 184 | 0 | 175 | 203 | 207 | 304 | 355 | 235 | 244 | 115 | 118 | 168 | 115 | 281 | 302 | 115 | 295 |
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