Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ventnor today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ventnor at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ventnor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:04PM2.74m | 6:47AM2.55m | 7:33PM2.61m | 8:55AM2.55m | 9:26PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM1.39m | 1:20PM1.46m | 2:05AM1.36m | 2:30PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | ENE 4 | E 3 | — | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 |
1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | SW 13 | W 8 |
8 | — | — | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
13 | 12 | 4 | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 235 | 222 | 222 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 222 | 323 | 298 | 271 | 239 | 222 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 263 | 244 | 222 |
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