
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 8PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 41 | 118 | 275 | 423 | 876 | 3704 | 5239 | 3773 | 1980 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48PM2.62m | 6:45AM2.62m | 7:14PM2.60m | 8:21AM2.75m | 8:44PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM1.59m | 00:47AM1.43m | 1:33PM1.52m | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NW 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | — | WSW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | N 2 | E 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 8 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 41 | 118 | 275 | 423 | 876 | 3704 | 5239 | 3773 | 1980 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 124 | 115 | 115 | 50 | 50 | 184 | 21 | 21 | 224 | 205 | 101 | 312 | 358 | 403 | 439 | 280 | 604 | 591 | 403 | 274 |
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